Dezibel

[ˈdeːt͡siˌbɛl]

/[ˈdeːt͡siˌbɛl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dezibel” is uncommon German (frequency #56,054 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,054
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - logarithmische Hilfsmaßeinheit zur Unterscheidung von Pegeln und Maßen in der Technik, insbesondere in der Akustik

Corpus desk

Index DE-dezibel · Dezibel · German

Dezibel · rank #56,054 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,054
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH designierte

Nearest frequency peer: designierte (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Dezibel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Dezibel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dezibel
PropertyValue
HeadwordDezibel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdeːt͡siˌbɛl]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,054
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dezibel“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Dezibelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „designierte“ (#56,053), „Dichtkunst“ (#56,055), „Deklination“ (#56,052). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dezibel“ bei #56,054. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dezibel is uncommon German at frequency #56,054 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdeːt͡siˌbɛl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "logarithmische Hilfsmaßeinheit zur Unterscheidung von Pegeln und Maßen in der Technik, insbesondere in der Akustik".

Dezibel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Dezibel, spelled D-E-Z-I-B-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    logarithmische Hilfsmaßeinheit zur Unterscheidung von Pegeln und Maßen in der Technik, insbesondere in der Akustik

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Dezibel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ein Dauerbombardement des Trommelfells mit 120 Dezibel ist nicht selten – so laut ist ein knapp über den Kopf hinwegfliegender Kampfjet.
  2. Die üblicherweise in Dezibel (dB) gemessene Angabe beschreibt, in welchem Verhältnis die am Ausgang noch verbliebene Störspannung zum ursprünglichen Wert am Eingang steht.

This word in other languages

decibel(English)decibel(Español)décibel(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dezibel"?
"Dezibel" is spelled D-E-Z-I-B-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdeːt͡siˌbɛl].
What does "Dezibel" mean?
As a noun, "Dezibel" means: logarithmische Hilfsmaßeinheit zur Unterscheidung von Pegeln und Maßen in der Technik, insbesondere in der Akustik
How do you pronounce "Dezibel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dezibel" is [ˈdeːt͡siˌbɛl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dezibel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dezibel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list