Diffusion
[dɪfuˈzi̯oːn]
The verdict
“Diffusion” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,065. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,065
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne äußere Einwirkung eintretende gegenseitige Durchdringung von Gasen, Flüssigkeiten oder Lösungen durch Eigenbewegung der Moleküle aufgrund von Konzentrations- oder Partialdruckunterschieden
Corpus desk
Index DE-diffusion · Diffusion · German
Diffusion · rank #48,065 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #48,065
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH Dienstleistern
Nearest frequency peer: Dienstleistern (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Diffusion“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- dew
dew
51,939 corpus weight
- Dienstleist…
Dienstleistern
51,937 corpus weight
- Diffusion
Diffusion
51,936 corpus weight
- Direktive
Direktive
51,935 corpus weight
- Diözesen
Diözesen
51,934 corpus weight
- documents
documents
51,933 corpus weight
What this shows „Diffusion“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Diffusion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dɪfuˈzi̯oːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #48,065 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Diffusion“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Diffusion (IPA [dɪfuˈzi̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,065 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Diffusion, with forms such as "ddiffusion", "dfifusion", and "diffsuion". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Diffusion, spelled D-I-F-F-U-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1ohne äußere Einwirkung eintretende gegenseitige Durchdringung von Gasen, Flüssigkeiten oder Lösungen durch Eigenbewegung der Moleküle aufgrund von Konzentrations- oder Partialdruckunterschieden
- 2Prozess bei der Herstellung von Halbleitern
- 3Arbeitsschritt bei der Bildverarbeitung
- 4Einführung und Verbreitung von Innovationen in einem sozialen System
- 5Streuung von Licht oder Strahlung
- 6Verbreitung von Kulturelementen durch Übernahme und Wanderung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Diffusion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beim Lösen von Salz in Wasser verteilen sich die Ionen durch Diffusion gleichmäßig in der gesamten Lösung.
Der Dotierstoff, zum Beispiel Bor oder Phosphor, gelangt durch Diffusion in das Siliziumkristall.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddiffusion
- dfifusion
- diffsuion
- diffuison
- diffusino
- diffusionn
- diffusoin
- diffussion
- difufsion
- difusion
- idffusion
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Diffusion - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).