diffus
German, adjective[dɪˈfuːs]
diffus is spelled D-I-F-F-U-S (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 51,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diffus is a German adjective meaning “diffuse, vague, unclear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ohne klare Konturen; nicht klar und geordnet”.
What does diffus mean in English?
adjective
- 1
diffuse, vague, unclear
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ohne klare Konturen; nicht klar und geordnet 2. zerstreut; unscharf, schwer abgrenzbar
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of diffus
- diffuser masculine nominative singular
- am diffusesten superlative
- diffuse feminine nominative singular
- diffuses neuter nominative singular
- diffusen genitive masculine singular
- diffusem dative masculine singular
- der diffuse definite includes-article masculine
- die diffuse definite feminine includes-article
- das diffuse definite includes-article neuter
- die diffusen definite includes-article nominative
- des diffusen definite genitive includes-article
- der diffusen definite feminine genitive
- dem diffusen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce diffus?
- [dɪˈfuːs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to diffus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is diffus in German?
diffus appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).