diverse

[diˈvɛʁzə]

/[diˈvɛʁzə]/ adj

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The verdict

“diverse” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,432. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,432
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs divers

Corpus desk

Index DE-diverse · diverse · German

diverse · rank #3,432 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,432
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH CUP

Nearest frequency peer: CUP (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „diverse“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „diverse“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

diverse vs diversen
88% similar
diverse vs diverser
88% similar
diverse vs diese
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for diverse
PropertyValue
Headworddiverse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[diˈvɛʁzə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,432
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „diverse“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).diverseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „CUP“ (#3,431), „einziger“ (#3,433), „cent“ (#3,430). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „diverse“ bei #3,432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around diverse (IPA [diˈvɛʁzə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,432 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for diverse, with forms such as "ddiverse", "dievrse", and "diveres". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "diversen", "diverser", "diese", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is diverse, spelled D-I-V-E-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs divers
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs divers
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs divers
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs divers
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs divers
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs divers
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs divers
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs divers
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs divers

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiverse
  • dievrse
  • diveres
  • diverrse
  • diversse
  • divesre
  • divrese
  • divverse
  • dvierse
  • idverse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of diverse - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddiverse1dievrse2diveres2diverrse1diversse1divesre2divrese2divverse1
Edit distance from "diverse"

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 "diverse"?
"diverse" is spelled D-I-V-E-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [diˈvɛʁzə].
What does "diverse" mean?
As an adjective, "diverse" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs divers
What words are commonly confused with "diverse"?
"diverse" is commonly confused with "diversen", "diverser", "diese". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "diverse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diverse" is [diˈvɛʁzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diverse" come from?
"diverse" 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 "diverse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list