Diamant

/[ˌdiaˈmant]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,124

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Diamant is aGermannoun. It means: härtester, aus Kohlenstoff bestehender Kristall mit starker Lichtbrechung, Mineral, Edelstein, Heilstein Pronounced [ˌdiaˈmant]. Often confused with diamond and diamanten.

Key facts for Diamant
PropertyValue
HeadwordDiamant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌdiaˈmant]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,124
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Diamant is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌdiaˈmant]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,124 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Diamant, with forms such as "daimant", "ddiamant", and "diaamnt". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "diamond", "diamanten", 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 Diamant, spelled D-I-A-M-A-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    härtester, aus Kohlenstoff bestehender Kristall mit starker Lichtbrechung, Mineral, Edelstein, Heilstein
  2. 2
    Markierung auf den Banden eines Billardtisches (Poolbillard, Carambolage), die das Bandenspiel erleichtern
  3. 3
    Nadel zum Abtasten von etwas, die mit einer diamantenen Spitze versehen ist

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: daimant,ddiamant,diaamnt,diamannt,diamantt,diamatn,diammant,diamnat,dimaant,idamant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Diamant

Misspelling Variants of "Diamant"

daimant7ddiamant8diaamnt7diamannt8diamantt8diamatn7diammant8diamnat7
Misspelling Variants of "Diamant"

Frequency rank: #16,124 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Diamant"?
"Diamant" is spelled D-I-A-M-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌdiaˈmant].
What does "Diamant" mean?
As a noun, "Diamant" means: härtester, aus Kohlenstoff bestehender Kristall mit starker Lichtbrechung, Mineral, Edelstein, Heilstein
What words are commonly confused with "Diamant"?
"Diamant" is commonly confused with "diamond", "diamanten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Diamant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Diamant" is [ˌdiaˈmant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Diamant" come from?
"Diamant" 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.