distanzieren

/[dɪstanˈt͡siːʁən]/ verb

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,604

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

distanzieren is aGermanverb. It means: jemanden im Wettkampf weit überholen, hinter sich lassen, überbieten Pronounced [dɪstanˈt͡siːʁən]. Often confused with distanziert and distanzierte.

Key facts for distanzieren
PropertyValue
Headworddistanzieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[dɪstanˈt͡siːʁən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#15,604
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of distanzieren in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for distanzieren is 12 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [dɪstanˈt͡siːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,604 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for distanzieren, with forms such as "ddistanzieren", "disatnzieren", and "disstanzieren". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "distanziert", "distanzierte", "Distanzierung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is distanzieren, spelled D-I-S-T-A-N-Z-I-E-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden im Wettkampf weit überholen, hinter sich lassen, überbieten
  2. 2
    sich abgrenzen, abrücken von, nichts zu tun haben wollen mit etwas oder jemandem, jemandes Verhalten nicht billigen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddistanzieren,disatnzieren,disstanzieren,distanizeren,distannzieren,distanzeiren,distanzieern,distanzierenn,distanzierne,distanzierren,distanzireen,distanzzieren,distaznieren,distnazieren,disttanzieren,ditsanzieren,dsitanzieren,idstanzieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for distanzieren

Misspelling Variants of "distanzieren"

ddistanzieren13disatnzieren12disstanzieren13distanizeren12distannzieren13distanzeiren12distanzieern12distanzierenn13
Misspelling Variants of "distanzieren"

Frequency rank: #15,604 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "distanzieren"?
"distanzieren" is spelled D-I-S-T-A-N-Z-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪstanˈt͡siːʁən].
What does "distanzieren" mean?
As a verb, "distanzieren" means: jemanden im Wettkampf weit überholen, hinter sich lassen, überbieten
What words are commonly confused with "distanzieren"?
"distanzieren" is commonly confused with "distanziert", "distanzierte", "Distanzierung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "distanzieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "distanzieren" is [dɪstanˈt͡siːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "distanzieren" come from?
"distanzieren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.