displeasing

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The verdict

“displeasing” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs displease

Key facts for displeasing
PropertyValue
Headworddispleasing
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “displeasing” sits in German frequency

displeasing falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

displeasing is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs displease".

Zero misspellings are on record for displeasing in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 displeasing, spelled D-I-S-P-L-E-A-S-I-N-G.

Definition

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    Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs displease

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "displeasing"?
"displeasing" is spelled D-I-S-P-L-E-A-S-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "displeasing" mean?
As a verb, "displeasing" means: Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs displease
How do you pronounce "displeasing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "displeasing" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "displeasing" come from?
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Using “displeasing”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-I-S-P-L-E-A-S-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list