dissolve
[dɪzɒlv]
The verdict
“dissolve” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auflösen
Corpus desk
Index DE-dissolve · dissolve · German
dissolve · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | dissolve |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [dɪzɒlv] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dissolve“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dissolve is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [dɪzɒlv]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auflösen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dissolve, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is dissolve, spelled D-I-S-S-O-L-V-E.
Definition
- 1auflösen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dissolve appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Their marriage was dissolved.
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.