dissonant
[dɪsoˈnant]
The verdict
“dissonant” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht zusammenklingend
Corpus desk
Index DE-dissonant · dissonant · German
dissonant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dissonant |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [dɪsoˈnant] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dissonant“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dissonant is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dɪsoˈnant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dissonant, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is dissonant, spelled D-I-S-S-O-N-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1nicht zusammenklingend
- 2nicht zusammenpassend, unstimmig, mit Unstimmigkeiten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dissonant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine Sekunde ist dissonant, weil dieser Intervalle eine Frequenzen von 16:15 hat.
Mozart gefällt mir nicht, ich brauche dissonante Töne.
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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.