disquiet

[dɪˈskwaɪət]

/[dɪˈskwaɪət]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Besorgnis (innere Unruhe)

Corpus desk

Index DE-disquiet · disquiet · German

disquiet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for disquiet
PropertyValue
Headworddisquiet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɪˈskwaɪət]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „disquiet“ im Deutschen

disquietsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

disquiet is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɪˈskwaɪət]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Besorgnis (innere Unruhe)".

Zero misspellings are on record for disquiet in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is disquiet, spelled D-I-S-Q-U-I-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Besorgnis (innere Unruhe)

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "disquiet"?
"disquiet" is spelled D-I-S-Q-U-I-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪˈskwaɪət].
What does "disquiet" mean?
As a noun, "disquiet" means: Besorgnis (innere Unruhe)
How do you pronounce "disquiet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disquiet" is [dɪˈskwaɪət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "disquiet" come from?
"disquiet" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list