diffuser

[dɪˈfuːzɐ]

/[dɪˈfuːzɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“diffuser” is uncommon German (frequency #87,593 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,593
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs diffus

Corpus desk

Index DE-diffuser · diffuser · German

diffuser · rank #87,593 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,593
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Diesterweg

Nearest frequency peer: Diesterweg (-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 „diffuser“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for diffuser
PropertyValue
Headworddiffuser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[dɪˈfuːzɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,593
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „diffuser“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Diesterweg“ (#87,592), „diffuses“ (#87,594), „diabetischen“ (#87,590). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „diffuser“ bei #87,593. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

diffuser is uncommon German at frequency #87,593 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dɪˈfuːzɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

diffuser has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is diffuser, spelled D-I-F-F-U-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs diffus
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs diffus
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs diffus
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs diffus
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Positiv Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs diffus

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 "diffuser"?
"diffuser" is spelled D-I-F-F-U-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪˈfuːzɐ].
What does "diffuser" mean?
As an adjective, "diffuser" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs diffus
How do you pronounce "diffuser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diffuser" is [dɪˈfuːzɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diffuser" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

diffuses#87,594Devotion#87,587Drilling#87,603demütigt#87,582

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list