Distel

[ˈdɪstl̩]

/[ˈdɪstl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Distel” is uncommon German (frequency #66,123 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,123
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Dornen bewehrte, krautige Pflanze

Corpus desk

Index DE-distel · Distel · German

Distel · rank #66,123 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,123
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Diphtherie

Nearest frequency peer: Diphtherie (-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 „Distel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Distel
PropertyValue
HeadwordDistel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɪstl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,123
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Distel“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Distelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Diphtherie“ (#66,122), „divide“ (#66,124), „Dinosauriern“ (#66,121). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Distel“ bei #66,123. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Distel is uncommon German at frequency #66,123 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɪstl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Dornen bewehrte, krautige Pflanze".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Distel, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Distel, spelled D-I-S-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Dornen bewehrte, krautige Pflanze

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Unser Esel frisst am liebsten Disteln.

This word in other languages

thistle(English)cardo(Español)chardon(Français)cardo(Português)

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 "Distel"?
"Distel" is spelled D-I-S-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɪstl̩].
What does "Distel" mean?
As a noun, "Distel" means: mit Dornen bewehrte, krautige Pflanze
How do you pronounce "Distel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Distel" is [ˈdɪstl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Distel" come from?
"Distel" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

divide#66,124Dolche#66,125dement#66,118Céline#66,105

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list