disappear

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The verdict

“disappear” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - den Wahrnehmungsbereich verlassen, unauffindbar werden, verschwinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-disappear · disappear · German

disappear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 disappear
PropertyValue
Headworddisappear
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „disappear“ im Deutschen

disappearliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

disappear is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for disappear, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is disappear, spelled D-I-S-A-P-P-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Wahrnehmungsbereich verlassen, unauffindbar werden, verschwinden
  2. 2
    aufhören zu existieren, verschwinden
  3. 3
    etwas oder jemanden aus dem Wahrnehmungsbereich entfernen, verschwinden lassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The sun disappeared behind the clouds. His wallet disappeared from his jacket.
  2. The problem won't just disappear.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "disappear"?
"disappear" is spelled D-I-S-A-P-P-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "disappear" mean?
As a verb, "disappear" means: den Wahrnehmungsbereich verlassen, unauffindbar werden, verschwinden
How do you pronounce "disappear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disappear" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "disappear" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list