diesen

/[ˈdiːzn̩]/ unknown

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#179

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

diesen is anGermanunknown. It means: Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens dies Pronounced [ˈdiːzn̩]. It ranks #179 in German word frequency. Often confused with Dosen and Düsen.

Key facts for diesen
PropertyValue
Headworddiesen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈdiːzn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#179
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for diesen is 6 letters long, classified as anunknown, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for diesen, with forms such as "ddiesen", "deisen", and "dieesn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Dosen", "Düsen", "dieser", 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 diesen, spelled D-I-E-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens dies
  2. 2
    Dativ Plural des Demonstrativpronomens dies

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddiesen,deisen,dieesn,diesenn,diesne,diessen,diseen,idesen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for diesen

Misspelling Variants of "diesen"

ddiesen7deisen6dieesn6diesenn7diesne6diessen7diseen6idesen6
Misspelling Variants of "diesen"

Frequency rank: #179 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "diesen"?
"diesen" is spelled D-I-E-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdiːzn̩].
What does "diesen" mean?
As an unknown, "diesen" means: Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens dies
What words are commonly confused with "diesen"?
"diesen" is commonly confused with "Dosen", "Düsen", "dieser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "diesen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diesen" is [ˈdiːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diesen" come from?
"diesen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter D in our German index:

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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.