Diebstahl
\ˈdiːpˌʃtaːl\
The verdict
“Diebstahl” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vol, cambriolage, rapine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-diebstahl · Diebstahl · French
Diebstahl · 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 | Diebstahl |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈdiːpˌʃtaːl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Diebstahl is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈdiːpˌʃtaːl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vol, cambriolage, rapine.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Diebstahl in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Diebstahl, spelled D-I-E-B-S-T-A-H-L.
Definition
- 1Vol, cambriolage, rapine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Diebstahl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diebstahl wird mit Gefängnis, in schweren Fällen mit Zuchthaus bestraft.
(In seinem Buch) erzählte er von dem armseligen und glamourösen Leben, das er in New York geführt hatte, nachdem er aus der Sowjetunion emigriert war: von Gelegenheitsjobs, seinem Leben als Tagedieb in einer heruntergekommenen Absteige und zuweilen auch auf der Straße, hetero- und homosexuellen Bettgeschichten, Besäufnissen, Diebstählen und Prügeleien (...)
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