disse

[ˈdɪsə]

/[ˈdɪsə]/ verb

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The verdict

“disse” is uncommon German (frequency #75,533 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,533
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dissen

Key facts for disse
PropertyValue
Headworddisse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdɪsə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,533
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “disse” 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). disse lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

disse is uncommon German at frequency #75,533 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdɪsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for disse, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is disse, spelled D-I-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dissen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dissen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dissen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dissen

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 "disse"?
"disse" is spelled D-I-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɪsə].
What does "disse" mean?
As a verb, "disse" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dissen
How do you pronounce "disse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disse" is [ˈdɪsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "disse" come from?
"disse" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “disse”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is D-I-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdɪsə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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