discuss
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The verdict
“discuss” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (etwas) diskutieren, besprechen, über (etwas) sprechen
Corpus desk
Index DE-discuss · discuss · German
discuss · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | discuss |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „discuss“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
discuss is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(etwas) diskutieren, besprechen, über (etwas) sprechen".
No misspelling variants are generated for discuss in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is discuss, spelled D-I-S-C-U-S-S.
Definition
- 1(etwas) diskutieren, besprechen, über (etwas) sprechen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how discuss appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
We discussed moving to Alaska.
We discussed Alaskan politics. We discussed many things.
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.