Diffusion

/[dɪfuˈzi̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,065

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Diffusion is aGermannoun. It means: ohne äußere Einwirkung eintretende gegenseitige Durchdringung von Gasen, Flüssigkeiten oder Lösungen durch Eigenbewegung der Moleküle aufgrund von Konzentrations- oder Partialdruckunterschieden Pronounced [dɪfuˈzi̯oːn].

Key facts for Diffusion
PropertyValue
HeadwordDiffusion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɪfuˈzi̯oːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,065
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Diffusion in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Diffusion is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [dɪfuˈzi̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,065 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Diffusion, with forms such as "ddiffusion", "dfifusion", and "diffsuion". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Diffusion, spelled D-I-F-F-U-S-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne äußere Einwirkung eintretende gegenseitige Durchdringung von Gasen, Flüssigkeiten oder Lösungen durch Eigenbewegung der Moleküle aufgrund von Konzentrations- oder Partialdruckunterschieden
  2. 2
    Prozess bei der Herstellung von Halbleitern
  3. 3
    Arbeitsschritt bei der Bildverarbeitung
  4. 4
    Einführung und Verbreitung von Innovationen in einem sozialen System
  5. 5
    Streuung von Licht oder Strahlung
  6. 6
    Verbreitung von Kulturelementen durch Übernahme und Wanderung

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddiffusion,dfifusion,diffsuion,diffuison,diffusino,diffusionn,diffusoin,diffussion,difufsion,difusion,idffusion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Diffusion

Misspelling Variants of "Diffusion"

ddiffusion10dfifusion9diffsuion9diffuison9diffusino9diffusionn10diffusoin9diffussion10
Misspelling Variants of "Diffusion"

Frequency rank: #48,065 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Diffusion"?
"Diffusion" is spelled D-I-F-F-U-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪfuˈzi̯oːn].
What does "Diffusion" mean?
As a noun, "Diffusion" means: ohne äußere Einwirkung eintretende gegenseitige Durchdringung von Gasen, Flüssigkeiten oder Lösungen durch Eigenbewegung der Moleküle aufgrund von Konzentrations- oder Partialdruckunterschieden
What are common misspellings of "Diffusion"?
Common misspellings include "ddiffusion", "dfifusion", "diffsuion", "diffuison", "diffusino". The correct spelling is "Diffusion".
How do you pronounce "Diffusion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Diffusion" is [dɪfuˈzi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Diffusion" come from?
"Diffusion" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.