diese
[ˈdiːzə]
The verdict
“diese” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #75 in German word frequency and used as an unknown.
- #75
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum des Demonstrativpronomens dies
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
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for diese is 5 letters long, classified as an unknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdiːzə]. Corpus data places it at rank #75 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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Using “diese”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-I-E-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdiːzə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Dose” - see the side-by-side comparison. diese vs Dose
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.