dispute

[dɪspjuːt]

/[dɪspjuːt]/ verb

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The verdict

“dispute” is an uncommon German word, ranked #69,126 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#69,126
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich über etwas streiten

Key facts for dispute
PropertyValue
Headworddispute
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[dɪspjuːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,126
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dispute” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dispute lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for dispute is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [dɪspjuːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #69,126 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

dispute has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is dispute, spelled D-I-S-P-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich über etwas streiten
  2. 2
    sich über etwas streiten

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 "dispute"?
"dispute" is spelled D-I-S-P-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪspjuːt].
What does "dispute" mean?
As a verb, "dispute" means: sich über etwas streiten
How do you pronounce "dispute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dispute" is [dɪspjuːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dispute" come from?
"dispute" 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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Using “dispute”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is D-I-S-P-U-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [dɪspjuːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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