Diakon

/[diaˈkoːn]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,680

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

Diakon is aGermannoun. It means: Person, die ein geistliches Amt (unterhalb des Priesters) innerhalb der (orthodoxen, anglikanischen, katholischen) Kirche ausübt Pronounced [diaˈkoːn]. Often confused with Disko and Dialog.

Key facts for Diakon
PropertyValue
HeadwordDiakon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[diaˈkoːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,680
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Diakon is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [diaˈkoːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,680 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Diakon, with forms such as "daikon", "ddiakon", and "diakkon". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Disko", "Dialog", "dicken", and more, 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 Diakon, spelled D-I-A-K-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die ein geistliches Amt (unterhalb des Priesters) innerhalb der (orthodoxen, anglikanischen, katholischen) Kirche ausübt
  2. 2
    Helfer in einer (evangelischen) Gemeinde, der zum Beispiel karitative Aufgaben wahrnimmt oder in schulischen und gesellschaftlichen Arbeitsfeldern aktiv ist

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: daikon,ddiakon,diakkon,diakno,diakonn,diaokn,dikaon,idakon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Diakon

Misspelling Variants of "Diakon"

daikon6ddiakon7diakkon7diakno6diakonn7diaokn6dikaon6idakon6
Misspelling Variants of "Diakon"

Frequency rank: #27,680 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Diakon"?
"Diakon" is spelled D-I-A-K-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [diaˈkoːn].
What does "Diakon" mean?
As a noun, "Diakon" means: Person, die ein geistliches Amt (unterhalb des Priesters) innerhalb der (orthodoxen, anglikanischen, katholischen) Kirche ausübt
What words are commonly confused with "Diakon"?
"Diakon" is commonly confused with "Disko", "Dialog", "dicken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Diakon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Diakon" is [diaˈkoːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Diakon" come from?
"Diakon" 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.