Achromasie
[akʁomaˈziː]
The verdict
“Achromasie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - angeborenes oder erworbenes Fehlen von Pigmenten in der Haut
Corpus desk
Index DE-achromasie · Achromasie · German
Achromasie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | Achromasie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [akʁomaˈziː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Achromasie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Achromasie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [akʁomaˈziː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Achromasie in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Achromasie, spelled A-C-H-R-O-M-A-S-I-E.
Definition
- 1angeborenes oder erworbenes Fehlen von Pigmenten in der Haut
- 2angeborener oder erworbener gänzlicher Ausfall des Farbensehens durch Fehlen der Zapfenfunktion
- 3Brechung der Lichtstrahlen ohne Zerlegung in Farben, die durch eine achromatische Konstruktion erreicht wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Achromasie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Beispiel für eine weit verbreitete Achromasie ist der Albinismus.
Achromasie (Farbenblindheit) ist nicht mit Farbenfehlsichtigkeit (Daltonismus) zu verwechseln.
Synonyms
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.