distribute
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The verdict
“distribute” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verteilen, austeilen
Corpus desk
Index DE-distribute · distribute · German
distribute · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | distribute |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „distribute“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
distribute is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for distribute, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is distribute, spelled D-I-S-T-R-I-B-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1verteilen, austeilen
- 2zuteilen
- 3Waren vertreiben, absetzen, Filme verleihen, Gewinne ausschütten
- 4Post zustellen
- 5verbreiten, ausstreuen, verteilen
- 6aufteilen, einteilen, gliedern
- 7Satz ablegen, Farbe auftragen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how distribute appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
German companies typically distribute a dividend once a year.
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.