Disteln

[ˈdɪstl̩n]

/[ˈdɪstl̩n]/ noun

The verdict

“Disteln” is uncommon German (frequency #76,675 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,675
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Distel

Corpus desk

Index DE-disteln · Disteln · German

Disteln · rank #76,675 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,675
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Direktheit

Nearest frequency peer: Direktheit (-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 „Disteln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Disteln
PropertyValue
HeadwordDisteln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɪstl̩n]
Letters7
Frequency rank#76,675
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Disteln“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Direktheit“ (#76,674), „Distrikten“ (#76,676), „dita“ (#76,677). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Disteln“ bei #76,675. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Disteln is uncommon German at frequency #76,675 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɪstl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Disteln has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Disteln, spelled D-I-S-T-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Distel
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Distel
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Distel
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Distel

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 "Disteln"?
"Disteln" is spelled D-I-S-T-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɪstl̩n].
What does "Disteln" mean?
As a noun, "Disteln" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Distel
How do you pronounce "Disteln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Disteln" is [ˈdɪstl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Disteln" come from?
"Disteln" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list