Dioden
[diˈʔoːdn̩]
The verdict
“Dioden” is uncommon German (frequency #77,858 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,858
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Diode
Corpus desk
Index DE-dioden · Dioden · German
Dioden · rank #77,858 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,858
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH digitalem
Nearest frequency peer: digitalem (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Dioden”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- dickste
dickste
22,147 corpus weight
- Dienstweg
Dienstweg
22,146 corpus weight
- digitalem
digitalem
22,145 corpus weight
- Dioden
Dioden
22,143 corpus weight
- Diskussions…
Diskussionskultur
22,141 corpus weight
- distributed
distributed
22,140 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Dioden” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dioden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [diˈʔoːdn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #77,858 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dioden” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Dioden is uncommon German at frequency #77,858 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [diˈʔoːdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Dioden, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 Dioden, spelled D-I-O-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Diode
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Diode
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Diode
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Diode
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dioden", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.