detto
[ˈdɛto]
The verdict
“detto” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dito, ebenso
Corpus desk
Index DE-detto · detto · German
detto · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | detto |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈdɛto] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „detto“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
detto is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈdɛto]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dito, ebenso".
detto doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is detto, spelled D-E-T-T-O.
Definition
- 1dito, ebenso
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how detto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Spanien verwendet man dieses Medikament detto.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.