diskreter

[dɪsˈkʁeːtɐ]

/[dɪsˈkʁeːtɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“diskreter” is uncommon German (frequency #65,113 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,113
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs diskret

Corpus desk

Index DE-diskreter · diskreter · German

diskreter · rank #65,113 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,113
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH distanzierten

Nearest frequency peer: distanzierten (+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 „diskreter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for diskreter
PropertyValue
Headworddiskreter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[dɪsˈkʁeːtɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,113
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „diskreter“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).diskreterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „distanzierten“ (#65,114), „Dienstagnachmittag“ (#65,110), „dogmatische“ (#65,117). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „diskreter“ bei #65,113. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

diskreter is uncommon German at frequency #65,113 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dɪsˈkʁeːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for diskreter, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is diskreter, spelled D-I-S-K-R-E-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs diskret
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs diskret
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs diskret
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs diskret
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs diskret

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 "diskreter"?
"diskreter" is spelled D-I-S-K-R-E-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪsˈkʁeːtɐ].
What does "diskreter" mean?
As an adjective, "diskreter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs diskret
How do you pronounce "diskreter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diskreter" is [dɪsˈkʁeːtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diskreter" come from?
"diskreter" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list