Diskussion

/[dɪskʊˈsi̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,412

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Diskussion is aGermannoun. It means: Gespräch zwischen zwei oder mehreren Personen, meist zu einem Thema, wobei jede Seite ihre Argumente vorträgt Pronounced [dɪskʊˈsi̯oːn]. It ranks #1,412 in German word frequency. Often confused with Diskussionen.

Key facts for Diskussion
PropertyValue
HeadwordDiskussion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɪskʊˈsi̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,412
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Diskussion is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [dɪskʊˈsi̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,412 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Diskussion, with forms such as "ddiskussion", "diksussion", and "diskkussion". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Diskussionen", 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 Diskussion, spelled D-I-S-K-U-S-S-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gespräch zwischen zwei oder mehreren Personen, meist zu einem Thema, wobei jede Seite ihre Argumente vorträgt
  2. 2
    öffentlich stattfindende Erörterung durch die Presse, das Fernsehen, die Bevölkerung etc. eines Themas

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddiskussion,diksussion,diskkussion,disksusion,diskusion,diskusison,diskussino,diskussionn,diskussoin,diskußion,disskussion,disukssion,dsikussion,idskussion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Diskussion

Misspelling Variants of "Diskussion"

ddiskussion11diksussion10diskkussion11disksusion10diskusion9diskusison10diskussino10diskussionn11
Misspelling Variants of "Diskussion"

Frequency rank: #1,412 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Diskussion"?
"Diskussion" is spelled D-I-S-K-U-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪskʊˈsi̯oːn].
What does "Diskussion" mean?
As a noun, "Diskussion" means: Gespräch zwischen zwei oder mehreren Personen, meist zu einem Thema, wobei jede Seite ihre Argumente vorträgt
What words are commonly confused with "Diskussion"?
"Diskussion" is commonly confused with "Diskussionen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Diskussion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Diskussion" is [dɪskʊˈsi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Diskussion" come from?
"Diskussion" 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.