diskriminieren

[dɪskʁimiˈniːʁən]

/[dɪskʁimiˈniːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“diskriminieren” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,425. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,425
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden in ein unverdient schlechtes Licht setzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-diskriminieren · diskriminieren · German

diskriminieren · rank #42,425 · 21 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,425
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH document

Nearest frequency peer: document (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „diskriminieren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „diskriminieren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

diskriminieren vs diskriminiert
86% similar
diskriminieren vs Diskriminierung
80% similar
diskriminieren vs diskriminierend
93% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for diskriminieren
PropertyValue
Headworddiskriminieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[dɪskʁimiˈniːʁən]
Letters14
Frequency rank#42,425
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „diskriminieren“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).diskriminierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „document“ (#42,426), „doi“ (#42,427), „dienstlich“ (#42,422). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „diskriminieren“ bei #42,425. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around diskriminieren (IPA [dɪskʁimiˈniːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,425 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for diskriminieren, with forms such as "ddiskriminieren", "diksriminieren", and "diskirminieren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "diskriminiert", "Diskriminierung", "diskriminierend", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is diskriminieren, spelled D-I-S-K-R-I-M-I-N-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden in ein unverdient schlechtes Licht setzen
  2. 2
    jemanden benachteiligen
  3. 3
    eine Unterscheidung machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ihnen unterstellt man wohl, dass sie dazu neigen, andere zu diskriminieren.“
  2. Er fühlte sich diskriminiert, nachdem ihm der Konkurrent vorgezogen wurde.

This word in other languages

discriminate(English)discriminar(Español)discriminer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiskriminieren
  • diksriminieren
  • diskirminieren
  • diskkriminieren
  • diskriimnieren
  • diskrimiineren
  • diskrimineiren
  • diskriminieern
  • diskriminierenn
  • diskriminierne
  • diskriminierren
  • diskriminireen
  • diskriminnieren
  • diskrimminieren
  • diskrimniieren
  • diskrmiinieren
  • diskrriminieren
  • disrkiminieren
  • disskriminieren
  • dsikriminieren
  • idskriminieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of diskriminieren - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddiskriminieren1diksriminieren2diskirminieren2diskkriminieren1diskriimnieren2diskrimiineren2diskrimineiren2diskriminieern2
Edit distance from "diskriminieren"

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 "diskriminieren"?
"diskriminieren" is spelled D-I-S-K-R-I-M-I-N-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪskʁimiˈniːʁən].
What does "diskriminieren" mean?
As a verb, "diskriminieren" means: jemanden in ein unverdient schlechtes Licht setzen
What words are commonly confused with "diskriminieren"?
"diskriminieren" is commonly confused with "diskriminiert", "Diskriminierung", "diskriminierend". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "diskriminieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diskriminieren" is [dɪskʁimiˈniːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diskriminieren" come from?
"diskriminieren" 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 "diskriminieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dahintersteckt#42,411Christuskirche#42,400Einheitspartei#42,450Betreuungsgeld#42,379

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

durchleuchtet21 variantsFriedenszeiten21 variantsAntragstellung21 variantshandgreiflich21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list