Diskretion
German, noun[ˌdɪskʁeˈt͡si̯oːn]
Diskretion is spelled D-I-S-K-R-E-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,051st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diskretion is a German feminine noun meaning “discretion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “auf etwas Bestimmtes bezogene Verschwiegenheit, Geheimhaltung oder Vertraulichkeit”.
What does Diskretion mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediscretion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. auf etwas Bestimmtes bezogene Verschwiegenheit, Geheimhaltung oder Vertraulichkeit 2. Takt, Rücksichtnahme 3. Zurückhaltung; die Eigenschaft, nicht aufdringlich zu sein
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Diskretion?
- [ˌdɪskʁeˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Diskretion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Diskretion in German?
Diskretion appears 1.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).