die Diskussion
Meaning in English: discussion
Almost the same as in English — one of the German words you already know.
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Nach dem Film gab es eine lange Diskussion.
After the film there was a long discussion.
Der, die or das?
Diskussion is feminine: die Diskussion. That fits the pattern — nouns ending in -ion are die in 46 of 47 cases in the list. How to tell the gender from the ending.
Forms of Diskussion in the top 5,000
These forms of Diskussion are in the top 5,000 as well — plural and case forms are counted separately:
Nach dem Film gab es lange Diskussionen.
There were long discussions after the film.
How common is Diskussion?
Diskussion is number 1,664 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 55 times per million words — about once every 18,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 69% of the words in an ordinary German text. A2 means an elementary word, usually learned in the first year.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 1,660ältereolder, elderly
- 1,661genießento enjoy
- 1,662die Aufnahmerecording, admission, photo
- 1,663die Stimmevoice, vote
- 1,664die Diskussiondiscussion
- 1,665fühlento feel
- 1,666Pläneplans
- 1,667medizinischenmedical
- 1,668der Planplan, map
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#1,664
- The most common German nouns#654
- German A2 vocabulary#387
- The most common German feminine nouns (die)#226
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.