Diagonalen

[ˌdiaɡoˈnaːlən]

/[ˌdiaɡoˈnaːlən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Diagonalen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,245 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,245
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Diagonale

Corpus desk

Index DE-diagonalen · Diagonalen · German

Diagonalen · rank #55,245 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,245
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Deutschkurse

Nearest frequency peer: Deutschkurse (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Diagonalen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Diagonalen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Diagonalen
PropertyValue
HeadwordDiagonalen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌdiaɡoˈnaːlən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,245
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Diagonalen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Diagonalenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Deutschkurse“ (#55,244), „destruktive“ (#55,242), „differenziertes“ (#55,248). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Diagonalen“ bei #55,245. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Diagonalen is uncommon German at frequency #55,245 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌdiaɡoˈnaːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Diagonalen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Diagonalen, spelled D-I-A-G-O-N-A-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Diagonale
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Diagonale
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Diagonale
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Diagonale

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 "Diagonalen"?
"Diagonalen" is spelled D-I-A-G-O-N-A-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌdiaɡoˈnaːlən].
What does "Diagonalen" mean?
As a noun, "Diagonalen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Diagonale
How do you pronounce "Diagonalen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Diagonalen" is [ˌdiaɡoˈnaːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Diagonalen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list