Dissens

[dɪˈsɛns]

/[dɪˈsɛns]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dissens” is uncommon German (frequency #56,896 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,896
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unterschiedliche Auffassung, Meinung

Corpus desk

Index DE-dissens · Dissens · German

Dissens · rank #56,896 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,896
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Direktmandate

Nearest frequency peer: Direktmandate (-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 „Dissens“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dissens
PropertyValue
HeadwordDissens
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɪˈsɛns]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,896
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dissens“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Direktmandate“ (#56,895), „Dios“ (#56,894), „Dienstwaffe“ (#56,893). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dissens“ bei #56,896. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dissens is uncommon German at frequency #56,896 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɪˈsɛns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unterschiedliche Auffassung, Meinung".

Dissens doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Dissens, spelled D-I-S-S-E-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    unterschiedliche Auffassung, Meinung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sie trennten sich mit einem unüberwindlichen Dissens.

Synonyms

DifferenzDissonanzMeinungsverschiedenheitUneinigkeitUnstimmigkeit

Antonyms

EinigkeitKonsens

This word in other languages

dissent(English)disenso(Español)contestation(Français)

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 "Dissens"?
"Dissens" is spelled D-I-S-S-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪˈsɛns].
What does "Dissens" mean?
As a noun, "Dissens" means: unterschiedliche Auffassung, Meinung
How do you pronounce "Dissens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dissens" is [dɪˈsɛns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dissens" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list