indiskret
[ˈɪndɪsˌkʁeːt]
The verdict
“indiskret” 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 diskret; nicht verschwiegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-indiskret · indiskret · German
indiskret · 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 "I" 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 | indiskret |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɪndɪsˌkʁeːt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „indiskret“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
indiskret is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɪndɪsˌkʁeːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for indiskret in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is indiskret, spelled I-N-D-I-S-K-R-E-T.
Definition
- 1nicht diskret; nicht verschwiegen
- 2ohne Taktgefühl neugierig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how indiskret appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seit er 1970 mit Crosby, Stills und Nash den vier erschossenen Anti-Vietnam-Kids an der Ohio State University den eiligen, ewigen Moritaten-Song widmete, hat Young sich nicht mehr so wütend und indiskret geäußert.
Darf ich Ihnen eine indiskrete Frage stellen? Wie alt sind Sie?
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This word in other languages
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.