Diktion

[dɪkˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[dɪkˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Diktion” is uncommon German (frequency #68,133 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,133
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausdrucksweise, Ausdrucksform oder Stil, den eine Person in ihren Reden oder schriftlichen Werken verwendet

Corpus desk

Index DE-diktion · Diktion · German

Diktion · rank #68,133 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,133
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dinar

Nearest frequency peer: dinar (+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 „Diktion“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Diktion
PropertyValue
HeadwordDiktion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɪkˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#68,133
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Diktion“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dinar“ (#68,134), „Diebstählen“ (#68,131), „Dingens“ (#68,135). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Diktion“ bei #68,133. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Diktion is uncommon German at frequency #68,133 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɪkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ausdrucksweise, Ausdrucksform oder Stil, den eine Person in ihren Reden oder schriftlichen Werken verwendet".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Diktion in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Diktion, spelled D-I-K-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ausdrucksweise, Ausdrucksform oder Stil, den eine Person in ihren Reden oder schriftlichen Werken verwendet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Diktion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. An seine Diktion muss ich mich erst gewöhnen.
  2. Ulla Lachauer, die kenntnisreiche und einfühlsame Autorin von Büchern und Filmen aus dem ehemaligen deutschen Osten, hat ihre Geschichte aufgeschrieben und bleibt dabei in der Diktion der Bäuerin.

Synonyms

AusdrucksweiseAusdrucksformStil

Antonyms

GesangsstilMalstilMusikstil

This word in other languages

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 "Diktion"?
"Diktion" is spelled D-I-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪkˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Diktion" mean?
As a noun, "Diktion" means: Ausdrucksweise, Ausdrucksform oder Stil, den eine Person in ihren Reden oder schriftlichen Werken verwendet
How do you pronounce "Diktion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Diktion" is [dɪkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Diktion" come from?
"Diktion" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list