Adstringens
[atˈstʁɪŋɡɛns]
The verdict
“Adstringens” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein auf Schleimhäute oder Wunden zusammenziehend, und damit entzündungshemmend und blutstillend wirkendes Arzneimittel
Corpus desk
Index DE-adstringens · Adstringens · German
Adstringens · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Adstringens |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [atˈstʁɪŋɡɛns] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Adstringens“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Adstringens is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [atˈstʁɪŋɡɛns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Adstringens in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Adstringens, spelled A-D-S-T-R-I-N-G-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1ein auf Schleimhäute oder Wunden zusammenziehend, und damit entzündungshemmend und blutstillend wirkendes Arzneimittel
- 2Fähigkeit eines Weines, ein „raues“, „pelziges“ Mundgefühl zu verursachen und die Mundhöhle zusammenzuziehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Adstringens appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Adstringentien werden arzneilich verwendet, um Blutungen aus kleinen Blutgefäßen zu stillen […] oder in der Behandlung von entzündlichen, nässenden und juckenden Hauterkrankungen.“
„Die »Piscine« war ein Raum, in dem die neuankommenden Mädchen – ein Heer von Agenten wählte sie in den Provinzen aus – gebadet und hergerichtet wurden; die Eau de pucelle, ein Adstringens, war unentbehrlich.“
Synonyms
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.