dieselbe

[diːˈzɛlbə]

/[diːˈzɛlbə]/ unknown

The verdict

“dieselbe” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,258. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,258
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum des Pronomens derselbe

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

dieselbe vs dieselben
89% similar
dieselbe vs diesel
75% similar
dieselbe vs dasselbe
75% similar

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

Key facts for dieselbe
PropertyValue
Headworddieselbe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[diːˈzɛlbə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,258
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dieselbe” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dieselbe lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around dieselbe (IPA [diːˈzɛlbə]), anunknown. Corpus frequency is #4,258 among 45,632 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for dieselbe, with forms such as "ddieselbe", "deiselbe", and "dieeslbe". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "dieselben", "diesel", "dasselbe", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is dieselbe, spelled D-I-E-S-E-L-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum des Pronomens derselbe
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum des Pronomens derselbe

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddieselbe
  • deiselbe
  • dieeslbe
  • dieseble
  • dieselbbe
  • dieseleb
  • diesellbe
  • dieslebe
  • diesselbe
  • diseelbe
  • ideselbe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dieselbe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddieselbe1deiselbe2dieeslbe2dieseble2dieselbbe1dieseleb2diesellbe1dieslebe2
Edit distance from "dieselbe"

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 "dieselbe"?
"dieselbe" is spelled D-I-E-S-E-L-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [diːˈzɛlbə].
What does "dieselbe" mean?
As an unknown, "dieselbe" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum des Pronomens derselbe
What words are commonly confused with "dieselbe"?
"dieselbe" is commonly confused with "dieselben", "diesel", "dasselbe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dieselbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dieselbe" is [diːˈzɛlbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dieselbe" come from?
"dieselbe" 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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Using “dieselbe”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-I-E-S-E-L-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [diːˈzɛlbə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “dieselben” - see the side-by-side comparison. dieselbe vs dieselben
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list