DiskursevsDiskursesConfusable pair

Which to use

“Diskurse” and “Diskurses” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,890
“Diskurse” frequency rank
#37,452
“Diskurses” frequency rank
77342
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Diskurse Diskurses
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Diskurs Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Diskurs

Where the eye mixes Diskurse and Diskurses

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Diskurse
9 ch
Diskurses

Visual trap between Diskurse and Diskurses

A purely visual mix-up. Diskurse ([dɪsˈkʊʁzə]) and Diskurses ([dɪsˈkʊʁzəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Diskurse” sits inside “Diskurses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Diskurse is recorded at frequency rank #39,890, classified as anoun, pronounced [dɪsˈkʊʁzə]. Diskurses is at rank #37,452, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dɪsˈkʊʁzəs].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 77342, this pair ranks #262,954 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Diskurse vs Diskurses

Shared letters: deikrsu. Private to "Diskurse": -. Private to "Diskurses": -.

"Diskurse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "Diskurses" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Diskurseddiskurse · diksurse · diskkurse · diskruse · diskures · diskurrse · diskusre · disskurse
  • Diskursesddiskurses · diksurses · diskkurses · diskruses · diskuress · diskurrses · diskursess · diskursse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Diskurse" for "Diskurses" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([dɪsˈkʊʁzə] versus [dɪsˈkʊʁzəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Diskurse" or "Diskurses"?
"Diskurses" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,452 in our German list, against #39,890 for "Diskurse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Diskurse" and "Diskurses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Diskurse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Diskurses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #262,954 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Diskurse" and "Diskurses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Diskurse vs Diskus". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #262,954 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list