Diagnose

/[diaˈɡnoːzə]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,253

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Diagnose is aGermannoun. It means: Bestimmung einer körperlichen oder psychischen Krankheit durch einen Arzt oder Psychotherapeuten; in Berufen der Gesundheit (Arzt, Pfleger, Physiotherapeut, Psychologe) die genaue Zuordnung von Bef... Pronounced [diaˈɡnoːzə]. It ranks #5,253 in German word frequency. Often confused with Diagnosen.

Key facts for Diagnose
PropertyValue
HeadwordDiagnose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[diaˈɡnoːzə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,253
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Diagnose is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [diaˈɡnoːzə]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,253 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Diagnose, with forms such as "daignose", "ddiagnose", and "diaggnose". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Diagnosen", 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 Diagnose, spelled D-I-A-G-N-O-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bestimmung einer körperlichen oder psychischen Krankheit durch einen Arzt oder Psychotherapeuten; in Berufen der Gesundheit (Arzt, Pfleger, Physiotherapeut, Psychologe) die genaue Zuordnung von Befunden
  2. 2
    Zuordnung eines Phänomens zu einer Kategorie

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: daignose,ddiagnose,diaggnose,diagnnose,diagnoes,diagnosse,diagnsoe,diagonse,diangose,diganose,idagnose

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Diagnose

Misspelling Variants of "Diagnose"

daignose8ddiagnose9diaggnose9diagnnose9diagnoes8diagnosse9diagnsoe8diagonse8
Misspelling Variants of "Diagnose"

Frequency rank: #5,253 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Diagnose"?
"Diagnose" is spelled D-I-A-G-N-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [diaˈɡnoːzə].
What does "Diagnose" mean?
As a noun, "Diagnose" means: Bestimmung einer körperlichen oder psychischen Krankheit durch einen Arzt oder Psychotherapeuten; in Berufen der Gesundheit (Arzt, Pfleger, Physiotherapeut, Psychologe) die genaue Zuordnung von Bef...
What words are commonly confused with "Diagnose"?
"Diagnose" is commonly confused with "Diagnosen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Diagnose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Diagnose" is [diaˈɡnoːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Diagnose" come from?
"Diagnose" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.