Diskuswurf
[ˈdɪskʊsˌvʊʁf]
The verdict
“Diskuswurf” is uncommon German (frequency #82,663 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,663
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Disziplin, bei der eine Wurfscheibe (Diskus) möglichst weit geworfen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-diskuswurf · Diskuswurf · German
Diskuswurf · rank #82,663 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,663
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH dish
Nearest frequency peer: dish (-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 „Diskuswurf“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- differences
differences
17,341 corpus weight
- Dirnen
Dirnen
17,340 corpus weight
- dish
dish
17,339 corpus weight
- Diskuswurf
Diskuswurf
17,338 corpus weight
- Dokumentati…
Dokumentationszentrum
17,337 corpus weight
- dpi
dpi
17,335 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Diskuswurf“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Diskuswurf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɪskʊsˌvʊʁf] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #82,663 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Diskuswurf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Diskuswurf is uncommon German at frequency #82,663 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɪskʊsˌvʊʁf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Diskuswurf, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Diskuswurf, spelled D-I-S-K-U-S-W-U-R-F.
Definition
- 1eine Disziplin, bei der eine Wurfscheibe (Diskus) möglichst weit geworfen wird
- 2ein Wurf mit einem Diskus
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Diskuswurf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lars Riedel ist fünffacher Weltmeister im Diskuswurf.
Die Diskuswürfe der Mannschaft waren am heutigen Tag die besten.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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