diet

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The verdict

“diet” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #48,821) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#48,821
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besondere Form der Ernährung, die bestimmten Regeln folgt; Diät

Corpus desk

Index DE-diet · diet · German

diet · rank #48,821 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,821
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dienenden

Nearest frequency peer: dienenden (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „diet“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „diet“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

diet vs DIN
0% similar
diet vs div
50% similar
diet vs due
50% similar

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

Key facts for diet
PropertyValue
Headworddiet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#48,821
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „diet“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).dietliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dienenden“ (#48,820), „Digitalkamera“ (#48,822), „Dionysos“ (#48,823). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „diet“ bei #48,821. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for diet is neighbouring look-alikes ("DIN", "div", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced […]. Frequency #48,821 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Gloss: "besondere Form der Ernährung, die bestimmten Regeln folgt; Diät".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for diet, with forms such as "ddiet", "diett", and "dite". 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, "DIN", "div", "due", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is diet, spelled D-I-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    besondere Form der Ernährung, die bestimmten Regeln folgt; Diät

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how diet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Jag är ledsen att du måste hålla diet, men jag äter en glass i alla fall.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiet
  • diett
  • dite
  • idet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddiet1diett1dite2idet2
Edit distance from "diet"

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 "diet"?
"diet" is spelled D-I-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "diet" mean?
As a noun, "diet" means: besondere Form der Ernährung, die bestimmten Regeln folgt; Diät
What words are commonly confused with "diet"?
"diet" is commonly confused with "DIN", "div", "due". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "diet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diet" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diet" come from?
"diet" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "diet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dess#48,817duch#48,829dörr#48,832Cali#48,800

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list