diese
[ˈdiːzə]
The verdict
“diese” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #75. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #75
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum des Demonstrativpronomens dies
Corpus desk
Index DE-diese · diese · German
diese · rank #75 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #75
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH jetzt
Nearest frequency peer: jetzt (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “diese”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ihr
ihr
99,929 corpus weight
- immer
immer
99,928 corpus weight
- jetzt
jetzt
99,927 corpus weight
- diese
diese
99,926 corpus weight
- wurde
wurde
99,925 corpus weight
- 1
1
99,924 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “diese” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | diese |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Unknown |
| IPA | [ˈdiːzə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #75 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “diese” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around diese (IPA [ˈdiːzə]), anunknown. Corpus frequency is #75 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 diese, with forms such as "ddiese", "deise", and "diees". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Dose", "diss", "does", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is diese, spelled D-I-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Femininum des Demonstrativpronomens dies
- 2Akkusativ Singular Femininum des Demonstrativpronomens dies
- 3Nominativ Plural des Demonstrativpronomens dies
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Demonstrativpronomens dies
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddiese
- deise
- diees
- diesse
- disee
- idese
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of diese - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "diese", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.