Diele

[ˈdiːlə]

/[ˈdiːlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Diele” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,473. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,473
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein langes, schmales, 12 bis 35 Millimeter starkes hölzernes Brett, welches als Fußbodenbelag und als Verschalung dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-diele · Diele · German

Diele · rank #40,473 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,473
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH diagnostische

Nearest frequency peer: diagnostische (-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 „Diele“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Diele vs dies
40% similar
Diele vs Dill
60% similar
Diele vs diez
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Diele
PropertyValue
HeadwordDiele
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdiːlə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#40,473
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Diele“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dieleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „diagnostische“ (#40,472), „Diktators“ (#40,474), „denunziert“ (#40,471). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Diele“ bei #40,473. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Diele (IPA [ˈdiːlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,473 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Diele, with forms such as "ddiele", "deile", and "dieel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dies", "Dill", "diez", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Diele, spelled D-I-E-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein langes, schmales, 12 bis 35 Millimeter starkes hölzernes Brett, welches als Fußbodenbelag und als Verschalung dient
  2. 2
    ein Hausflur, ein Vorraum, der sich hinter dem Eingang eines Hauses oder einer Wohnung befindet und von dem aus die einzelnen Wohnungen oder aber die einzelnen Zimmer zugänglich sind
  3. 3
    im norddeutschen Bauernhaus und norddeutschen Bürgerhaus der wichtigste und meist größte, zu ebener Erde gelegene Raum, welcher als Küche, Wohnraum, gegebenenfalls auch als Werkstatt und Verkaufsraum dient
  4. 4
    eine Eisdiele, eine Speisediele, eine Tanzdiele

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Dielen werden poliert.
  2. Die weißgescheuerten Dielen knarrten, als sie sich der Tür näherte.

Synonyms

BodenbrettBohleDielenbrettHolzbohleFoyerEingangshalleWandelhalleHausflurKorridorFlurKorridorVorsaalVorzimmerEisdieleSpeisedieleTanzdieleEisbarCaféSpeisezimmerSpeiseraumSpeisesaalTanzbodenTanzsaal

This word in other languages

floorboard(English)volige(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiele
  • deile
  • dieel
  • dielle
  • dilee
  • idele

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Diele - 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.

ddiele1deile2dieel2dielle1dilee2idele2
Edit distance from "Diele"

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 "Diele"?
"Diele" is spelled D-I-E-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdiːlə].
What does "Diele" mean?
As a noun, "Diele" means: ein langes, schmales, 12 bis 35 Millimeter starkes hölzernes Brett, welches als Fußbodenbelag und als Verschalung dient
What words are commonly confused with "Diele"?
"Diele" is commonly confused with "dies", "Dill", "diez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Diele"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Diele" is [ˈdiːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Diele" come from?
"Diele" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dixie#40,477crews#40,466Buggy#40,451brick#40,448

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

chez6 variantsBens6 variantsEutin6 variantsfiele6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list