dezimieren

[det͡siˈmiːʁən]

/[det͡siˈmiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“dezimieren” is uncommon German (frequency #87,589 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,589
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jeden zehnten Mann einer Militäreinheit hinrichten

Corpus desk

Index DE-dezimieren · dezimieren · German

dezimieren · rank #87,589 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,589
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Devotionalien

Nearest frequency peer: Devotionalien (-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 „dezimieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dezimieren
PropertyValue
Headworddezimieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[det͡siˈmiːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#87,589
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dezimieren“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).dezimierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Devotionalien“ (#87,588), „diabetischen“ (#87,590), „Devotion“ (#87,587). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dezimieren“ bei #87,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dezimieren is uncommon German at frequency #87,589 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [det͡siˈmiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for dezimieren in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 dezimieren, spelled D-E-Z-I-M-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jeden zehnten Mann einer Militäreinheit hinrichten
  2. 2
    die Anzahl stark verringern, vor allem durch Gewalteinwirkung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als drastische Strafe für Meuterei oder Feigheit vor dem Feind konnte ein Befehlshaber im Römischen Reich eine Einheit dezimieren lassen, das heißt durch das Los die zehn Prozent der Männer auswählen lassen, die dann von ihren eigenen Kameraden mit dem Schwert hingerichtet werden mussten.
  2. Die Bevölkerung Irlands wurde im 19. Jahrhundert durch Hungersnöte und Auswanderung stark dezimiert.

This word in other languages

decimate(English)diezmar(Español)décimer(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 "dezimieren"?
"dezimieren" is spelled D-E-Z-I-M-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [det͡siˈmiːʁən].
What does "dezimieren" mean?
As a verb, "dezimieren" means: jeden zehnten Mann einer Militäreinheit hinrichten
How do you pronounce "dezimieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dezimieren" is [det͡siˈmiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dezimieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Diesterweg#87,592Dispersion#87,598Drehbeginn#87,602concerning#87,560

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list