diffuses

[dɪˈfuːzəs]

/[dɪˈfuːzəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“diffuses” is uncommon German (frequency #87,594 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,594
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs diffus

Corpus desk

Index DE-diffuses · diffuses · German

diffuses · rank #87,594 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,594
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH diffuser

Nearest frequency peer: diffuser (-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 „diffuses“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for diffuses
PropertyValue
Headworddiffuses
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[dɪˈfuːzəs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,594
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „diffuses“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.diffusesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „diffuser“ (#87,593), „Diesterweg“ (#87,592), „diabetischen“ (#87,590). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „diffuses“ bei #87,594. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

diffuses is uncommon German at frequency #87,594 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dɪˈfuːzəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for diffuses, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is diffuses, spelled D-I-F-F-U-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs diffus
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs diffus
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs diffus
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs 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 "diffuses"?
"diffuses" is spelled D-I-F-F-U-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪˈfuːzəs].
What does "diffuses" mean?
As an adjective, "diffuses" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs diffus
How do you pronounce "diffuses"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diffuses" is [dɪˈfuːzəs]. 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 "diffuses", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

diffuser#87,593Devotion#87,587Drilling#87,603demütigt#87,582

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list