Diskreditierung

[dɪskʁediˈtiːʁʊŋ]

/[dɪskʁediˈtiːʁʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Diskreditierung” is uncommon German (frequency #83,848 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,848
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geringschätzung/Vernachlässigung der Bedeutung eines Menschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-diskreditierung · Diskreditierung · German

Diskreditierung · rank #83,848 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,848
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH disqualifizie…

Nearest frequency peer: disqualifizieren (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Diskreditierung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Diskreditierung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Diskreditierung
PropertyValue
HeadwordDiskreditierung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɪskʁediˈtiːʁʊŋ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#83,848
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Diskreditierung“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Diskreditierungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „disqualifizieren“ (#83,849), „Distrikts“ (#83,850), „Diffamierungen“ (#83,845). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Diskreditierung“ bei #83,848. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Diskreditierung is uncommon German at frequency #83,848 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɪskʁediˈtiːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Geringschätzung/Vernachlässigung der Bedeutung eines Menschen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Diskreditierung in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Diskreditierung, spelled D-I-S-K-R-E-D-I-T-I-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geringschätzung/Vernachlässigung der Bedeutung eines Menschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die moralische Diskreditierung der Machthaber in Moskau sei offensichtlich[.]“
  2. „Das Gros der menschlichen Individuen, die in einer demokratisch geprägten Gesellschaftsordnung leben, diffamiert Visionen oft, was vor der Diskreditierung der visionären Persönlichkeiten nicht haltmacht.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "Diskreditierung"?
"Diskreditierung" is spelled D-I-S-K-R-E-D-I-T-I-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪskʁediˈtiːʁʊŋ].
What does "Diskreditierung" mean?
As a noun, "Diskreditierung" means: Geringschätzung/Vernachlässigung der Bedeutung eines Menschen
How do you pronounce "Diskreditierung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Diskreditierung" is [dɪskʁediˈtiːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Diskreditierung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list