deshalb
\ˈdɛsˈhalp\
The verdict
“deshalb” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aussi, c’est pourquoi, par conséquent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-deshalb · deshalb · French
deshalb · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | deshalb |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ˈdɛsˈhalp\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
deshalb is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ˈdɛsˈhalp\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aussi, c’est pourquoi, par conséquent.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for deshalb, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is deshalb, spelled D-E-S-H-A-L-B.
Definition
- 1Aussi, c’est pourquoi, par conséquent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how deshalb appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er war vermögend und hatte deshalb großen Einfluss.
Meine Nachbarin hat den Jugoslawienkrieg erlebt und leidet deshalb noch heute an gelegentlichen Panikattacken.
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.