Discount

[dɪsˈkaʊ̯nt]

/[dɪsˈkaʊ̯nt]/ noun

The verdict

“Discount” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,050. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,050
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vergünstigung von Ware

Corpus desk

Index DE-discount · Discount · German

Discount · rank #38,050 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #38,050
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dienlich

Nearest frequency peer: dienlich (-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 „Discount“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Discount“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Discount vs Discounter
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Discount
PropertyValue
HeadwordDiscount
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɪsˈkaʊ̯nt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,050
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Discount“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Discountliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dienlich“ (#38,049), „Diskussionsrunde“ (#38,051), „Detonation“ (#38,048). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Discount“ bei #38,050. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Discount (IPA [dɪsˈkaʊ̯nt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,050 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Discount, with forms such as "ddiscount", "dicsount", and "disccount". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Discounter", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Discount, spelled D-I-S-C-O-U-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vergünstigung von Ware
  2. 2
    Geschäft, das Discount-Waren anbietet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im Discount-Zertifikat spiegelt sich die vereinnahmte Optionsprämie durch einen erheblichen Discount gegenüber dem aktuellen Aktienkurs wider.“
  2. Im Discount um die Ecke gibt es Schokolade für 50 Cent.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiscount
  • dicsount
  • disccount
  • disconut
  • discounnt
  • discountt
  • discoutn
  • discuont
  • disocunt
  • disscount
  • dsicount
  • idscount

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Discount - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddiscount1dicsount2disccount1disconut2discounnt1discountt1discoutn2discuont2
Edit distance from "Discount"

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 "Discount"?
"Discount" is spelled D-I-S-C-O-U-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪsˈkaʊ̯nt].
What does "Discount" mean?
As a noun, "Discount" means: Vergünstigung von Ware
What words are commonly confused with "Discount"?
"Discount" is commonly confused with "Discounter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Discount"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Discount" is [dɪsˈkaʊ̯nt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Discount" come from?
"Discount" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list