Diphthongierung
German, noun[dɪftɔŋˈɡiːʁʊŋ]
Diphthongierung is spelled D-I-P-H-T-H-O-N-G-I-E-R-U-N-G (15 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written German, the 293,729th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diphthongierung is a German feminine noun meaning “diphthongization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ersetzung eines Monophthongs (eines einfachen Vokals) durch einen Diphthong (Folge aus zwei Vokalen)”.
What does Diphthongierung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediphthongization
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ersetzung eines Monophthongs (eines einfachen Vokals) durch einen Diphthong (Folge aus zwei Vokalen)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Diphthongierung
- Diphthongierungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Diphthongierung?
- [dɪftɔŋˈɡiːʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Diphthongierung in German?
Diphthongierung appears about once in every 26 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).