diskrepant
[dɪskʁeˈpant]
The verdict
“diskrepant” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - voneinander abweichend, widersprüchlich
Corpus desk
Index DE-diskrepant · diskrepant · German
diskrepant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | diskrepant |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [dɪskʁeˈpant] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „diskrepant“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
diskrepant is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dɪskʁeˈpant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "voneinander abweichend, widersprüchlich".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for diskrepant, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is diskrepant, spelled D-I-S-K-R-E-P-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1voneinander abweichend, widersprüchlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how diskrepant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Argument, es werde jeder Einzelfall geprüft und deshalb könne es natürlich zu Unterschieden kommen, zieht angesichts so massiv diskrepanter Zahlen nicht.
Wenn man im Lateinischen Viertel wohnt und zu vielen Tageszeiten auf die Straße kommt, so kann man die Studenten bei den diskrepantesten Beschäftigungen beobachten.
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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.