Diphthong
[dɪfˈtɔŋ]
The verdict
“Diphthong” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Folge von zwei Vokalen in einer Silbe, die phonetisch als Einheit aufgefasst werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-diphthong · Diphthong · German
Diphthong · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Diphthong |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dɪfˈtɔŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Diphthong“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Diphthong is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɪfˈtɔŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Folge von zwei Vokalen in einer Silbe, die phonetisch als Einheit aufgefasst werden".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Diphthong in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Diphthong, spelled D-I-P-H-T-H-O-N-G.
Definition
- 1Folge von zwei Vokalen in einer Silbe, die phonetisch als Einheit aufgefasst werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Diphthong appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Deutschen gibt es folgende Diphthonge: [aɪ̯] (Hai, Ei), [aʊ̯] (Bau), [ɔɪ̯] (Heu, Gebräu) und [ʊɪ̯] (nur in Interjektionen und Fremdwörtern; z.B. hui, pfui, ui; Uigure).
„Im Gegensatz zu den Monophthongen (einfachen Vokalen) bestehen Diphthonge (Zwielaute, Doppellaute) aus zwei Vokalen, von denen der eine silbisch und der andere unsilbisch ist, die also beide zur selben Silbe gehören.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.