Diensten

/[ˈdiːnstn̩]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,454

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

Diensten is aGermannoun. It means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Dienst Pronounced [ˈdiːnstn̩]. It ranks #7,454 in German word frequency. Often confused with diesen and diente.

Key facts for Diensten
PropertyValue
HeadwordDiensten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdiːnstn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,454
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Diensten is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdiːnstn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,454 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Dienst".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Diensten, with forms such as "ddiensten", "deinsten", and "diennsten". 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, "diesen", "diente", "dienten", 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 Diensten, spelled D-I-E-N-S-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Dienst

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddiensten,deinsten,diennsten,diensetn,dienssten,dienstenn,dienstne,dienstten,dientsen,diesnten,dinesten,idensten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Diensten

Misspelling Variants of "Diensten"

ddiensten9deinsten8diennsten9diensetn8dienssten9dienstenn9dienstne8dienstten9
Misspelling Variants of "Diensten"

Frequency rank: #7,454 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Diensten"?
"Diensten" is spelled D-I-E-N-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdiːnstn̩].
What does "Diensten" mean?
As a noun, "Diensten" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Dienst
What words are commonly confused with "Diensten"?
"Diensten" is commonly confused with "diesen", "diente", "dienten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Diensten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Diensten" is [ˈdiːnstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Diensten" come from?
"Diensten" 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.