differences

[ˈdɪfrənsɪz]

/[ˈdɪfrənsɪz]/ noun

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The verdict

“differences” is uncommon German (frequency #82,660 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,660
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs difference

Corpus desk

Index DE-differences · differences · German

differences · rank #82,660 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,660
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dirnen

Nearest frequency peer: Dirnen (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „differences“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „differences“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for differences
PropertyValue
Headworddifferences
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɪfrənsɪz]
Letters11
Frequency rank#82,660
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „differences“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).differencesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dirnen“ (#82,661), „dish“ (#82,662), „deutschnationale“ (#82,657). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „differences“ bei #82,660. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

differences is uncommon German at frequency #82,660 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɪfrənsɪz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs difference".

differences doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is differences, spelled D-I-F-F-E-R-E-N-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs difference

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 "differences"?
"differences" is spelled D-I-F-F-E-R-E-N-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɪfrənsɪz].
What does "differences" mean?
As a noun, "differences" means: Plural des Substantivs difference
How do you pronounce "differences"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "differences" is [ˈdɪfrənsɪz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

demotiviert#82,651Dreiteilung#82,669commissario#82,639echauffiert#82,682

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list