dienstbar
[ˈdiːnstbaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“dienstbar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu dienen bereit
Corpus desk
Index DE-dienstbar · dienstbar · German
dienstbar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | dienstbar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈdiːnstbaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dienstbar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dienstbar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdiːnstbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zu dienen bereit".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dienstbar, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is dienstbar, spelled D-I-E-N-S-T-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1zu dienen bereit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dienstbar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie war es eben gewohnt, daß ihre ganze Umgebung sich ihren Wünschen dienstbar machte, und merkte es gar nicht, wie viel Mühe man sich gab um ihretwillen.“
„Da sagte die Alte: »Wer bist du? aus welchem Lande? wer hat dich hierhergebracht? warum erweisest du dich so dienstbar? und womit kann ich dir nützen?« “
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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.