dispute

[dɪspjuːt]

/[dɪspjuːt]/ verb

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The verdict

“dispute” is uncommon German (frequency #69,126 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,126
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich über etwas streiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-dispute · dispute · German

dispute · rank #69,126 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,126
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dixi

Nearest frequency peer: Dixi (+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 „dispute“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „dispute“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dispute
PropertyValue
Headworddispute
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[dɪspjuːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,126
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dispute“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.disputefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dixi“ (#69,127), „Dieselfahrzeuge“ (#69,123), „donne“ (#69,129). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dispute“ bei #69,126. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dispute is uncommon German at frequency #69,126 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [dɪspjuːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "Once we make such social differences explicit, we can discuss the extent to which these "perceived" differences affect choices of where, when, and how to dispute,"

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dispute", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cutting#69,112Cremona#69,109charger#69,094catcher#69,092

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list