Dezil

[deˈt͡siːl]

/[deˈt͡siːl]/ noun

The verdict

“Dezil” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Maß, das geordnete Werte in zehn gleiche Teile einteilt

Corpus desk

Index DE-dezil · Dezil · German

Dezil · 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.

Key facts for Dezil
PropertyValue
HeadwordDezil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[deˈt͡siːl]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dezil“ im Deutschen

Dezilsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dezil is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [deˈt͡siːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maß, das geordnete Werte in zehn gleiche Teile einteilt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Dezil in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Dezil, spelled D-E-Z-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maß, das geordnete Werte in zehn gleiche Teile einteilt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Wissenschaftler … unterteilten die Bevölkerung nach der Höhe des Einkommens in zehn gleich große Gruppen, in sogenannte Dezile. Das unterste Zehntel gibt die Einkommenssituation der ärmsten zehn Prozent wieder, das oberste die der reichsten zehn Prozent.“

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dezil"?
"Dezil" is spelled D-E-Z-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [deˈt͡siːl].
What does "Dezil" mean?
As a noun, "Dezil" means: Maß, das geordnete Werte in zehn gleiche Teile einteilt
How do you pronounce "Dezil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dezil" is [deˈt͡siːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dezil" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list