diesen
[ˈdiːzn̩]
The verdict
“diesen” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #179 in German word frequency and used as an unknown.
- #179
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum 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 | diesen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Unknown |
| IPA | [ˈdiːzn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #179 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “diesen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for diesen is 6 letters long, classified as an unknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdiːzn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #179 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for diesen, with forms such as "ddiesen", "deisen", and "dieesn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Dosen", "Düsen", "dieser", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is diesen, spelled D-I-E-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens dies
- 2Dativ Plural des Demonstrativpronomens dies
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddiesen,deisen,dieesn,diesenn,diesne,diessen,diseen,idesen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of diesen - 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.
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 “diesen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-I-E-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdiːzn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Dosen” - see the side-by-side comparison. diesen vs Dosen
- 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.