dismissal

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The verdict

“dismissal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Auflösung eines Arbeits- oder Dienstverhältnisses durch den Arbeitgeber oder Dienstherrn: Entlassung

Corpus desk

Index DE-dismissal · dismissal · German

dismissal · 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.

Key facts for dismissal
PropertyValue
Headworddismissal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dismissal“ im Deutschen

dismissalliegt 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

dismissal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for dismissal in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is dismissal, spelled D-I-S-M-I-S-S-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Auflösung eines Arbeits- oder Dienstverhältnisses durch den Arbeitgeber oder Dienstherrn: Entlassung
  2. 2
    Anweisung oder Erlaubnis, dass jemand gehen darf: Entlassung, Wegschicken
  3. 3
    Handlung, mit der man etwas, mit dem man nicht einverstanden ist, von sich weist: Ablehnung, Verwerfung
  4. 4
    Beendigung oder Ablehnung eines Gerichtsverfahrens: Abweisung, Einstellung
  5. 5
    Ausschluss von Spiel wegen eines Regelverstoßes: Platzverweis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The company announced the dismissal of workers.
  2. “But his speedy recovery led to his dismissal from the hospital on Friday morning […].”

Synonyms

dischargefiringlayoffreleasesackingdischargereleasedisregardrejectionrefusalsending-offred card

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 "dismissal"?
"dismissal" is spelled D-I-S-M-I-S-S-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "dismissal" mean?
As a noun, "dismissal" means: Auflösung eines Arbeits- oder Dienstverhältnisses durch den Arbeitgeber oder Dienstherrn: Entlassung
How do you pronounce "dismissal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dismissal" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dismissal" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list