Diaspora

[diˈaspoʁa]

/[diˈaspoʁa]/ noun

The verdict

“Diaspora” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,075. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,075
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebiet, in dem eine konfessionelle oder nationale Minderheit ansässig ist und dort von einer Mehrheit aus Andersgläubigen oder aus Personen mit anderer Nationalität umgeben ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-diaspora · Diaspora · German

Diaspora · rank #29,075 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,075
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH demografischen

Nearest frequency peer: demografischen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Diaspora“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Diaspora“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Diaspora
PropertyValue
HeadwordDiaspora
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[diˈaspoʁa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,075
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Diaspora“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Diasporaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „demografischen“ (#29,074), „Diebstahls“ (#29,076), „default“ (#29,073). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Diaspora“ bei #29,075. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Diaspora (IPA [diˈaspoʁa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,075 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Diaspora, with forms such as "daispora", "ddiaspora", and "diapsora". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Diaspora, spelled D-I-A-S-P-O-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gebiet, in dem eine konfessionelle oder nationale Minderheit ansässig ist und dort von einer Mehrheit aus Andersgläubigen oder aus Personen mit anderer Nationalität umgeben ist
  2. 2
    konfessionelle oder nationale Minderheit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Diaspora appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie kamen aus der Diaspora zurück.
  2. Der aus Franken stammende Professor sieht Norddeutschland als Diaspora an, wo er kaum andere Süddeutsche antrifft.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • daispora
  • ddiaspora
  • diapsora
  • diasopra
  • diaspoar
  • diasporra
  • diasppora
  • diasproa
  • diasspora
  • disapora
  • idaspora

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Diaspora - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

daispora2ddiaspora1diapsora2diasopra2diaspoar2diasporra1diasppora1diasproa2
Edit distance from "Diaspora"

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 "Diaspora"?
"Diaspora" is spelled D-I-A-S-P-O-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [diˈaspoʁa].
What does "Diaspora" mean?
As a noun, "Diaspora" means: Gebiet, in dem eine konfessionelle oder nationale Minderheit ansässig ist und dort von einer Mehrheit aus Andersgläubigen oder aus Personen mit anderer Nationalität umgeben ist
What are common misspellings of "Diaspora"?
Common misspellings include "daispora", "ddiaspora", "diapsora", "diasopra", "diaspoar". The correct spelling is "Diaspora".
How do you pronounce "Diaspora"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Diaspora" is [diˈaspoʁa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Diaspora" come from?
"Diaspora" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list