duellieren

[duɛˈliːʁən]

/[duɛˈliːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“duellieren” is uncommon German (frequency #70,170 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,170
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit jemandem mit Waffen einen Zweikampf ausfechten

Key facts for duellieren
PropertyValue
Headwordduellieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[duɛˈliːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,170
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “duellieren” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). duellieren lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

duellieren is uncommon German at frequency #70,170 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [duɛˈliːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit jemandem mit Waffen einen Zweikampf ausfechten".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for duellieren, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is duellieren, spelled D-U-E-L-L-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit jemandem mit Waffen einen Zweikampf ausfechten

This word in other languages

duel(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "duellieren"?
"duellieren" is spelled D-U-E-L-L-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [duɛˈliːʁən].
What does "duellieren" mean?
As a verb, "duellieren" means: mit jemandem mit Waffen einen Zweikampf ausfechten
How do you pronounce "duellieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "duellieren" is [duɛˈliːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "duellieren" come from?
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Using “duellieren”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-U-E-L-L-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [duɛˈliːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list