diskrete

/[dɪsˈkʁeːtə]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,957

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

diskrete is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs diskret Pronounced [dɪsˈkʁeːtə]. Often confused with diskreten and diskret.

Key facts for diskrete
PropertyValue
Headworddiskrete
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[dɪsˈkʁeːtə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,957
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of diskrete in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for diskrete is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [dɪsˈkʁeːtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,957 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for diskrete, with forms such as "ddiskrete", "diksrete", and "diskerte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "diskreten", "diskret", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is diskrete, spelled D-I-S-K-R-E-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs diskret
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs diskret
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs diskret
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs diskret
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs diskret
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs diskret
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs diskret
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs diskret
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs diskret

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddiskrete,diksrete,diskerte,diskkrete,diskreet,diskrette,diskrrete,diskrtee,disrkete,disskrete,dsikrete,idskrete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for diskrete

Misspelling Variants of "diskrete"

ddiskrete9diksrete8diskerte8diskkrete9diskreet8diskrette9diskrrete9diskrtee8
Misspelling Variants of "diskrete"

Frequency rank: #25,957 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "diskrete"?
"diskrete" is spelled D-I-S-K-R-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪsˈkʁeːtə].
What does "diskrete" mean?
As an adj, "diskrete" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs diskret
What words are commonly confused with "diskrete"?
"diskrete" is commonly confused with "diskreten", "diskret". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "diskrete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diskrete" is [dɪsˈkʁeːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diskrete" come from?
"diskrete" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.