diskret
\dɪsˈkreːt\
The verdict
“diskret” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Discret, discrète : réservé, dissimulé, qui préserve le secret.
Corpus desk
Index FR-diskret · diskret · French
diskret · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | diskret |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \dɪsˈkreːt\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
diskret is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dɪsˈkreːt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for diskret in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is diskret, spelled D-I-S-K-R-E-T.
Definition
- 1Discret, discrète : réservé, dissimulé, qui préserve le secret.
- 2Discret : qui varie de façon discontinue.
- 3Discret : se dit de composants électroniques simples individuels, par opposition à un circuit intégré.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how diskret appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Inspektor deutete mit einer diskreten Kopfbewegung auf den am Nachbartisch sitzenden Verdächtigen hin; seine Kollegen verstanden und nickten ebenso diskret.
Neulich brachte der Postmann wieder eine dieser auffällig unauffälligen Boxen. "Diskret" nennt sich die Versandmethode, bei der weder klar ist, wer der Absender ist, noch, was sich innen drin versteckt hält.
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.