Agoraphobie

[aɡoʁafoˈbiː]

/[aɡoʁafoˈbiː]/ noun

The verdict

“Agoraphobie” 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) - krankhafte Angst vor weiten Plätzen, Menschenmengen oder Reisen

Corpus desk

Index DE-agoraphobie · Agoraphobie · German

Agoraphobie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for Agoraphobie
PropertyValue
HeadwordAgoraphobie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aɡoʁafoˈbiː]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Agoraphobie“ im Deutschen

Agoraphobiesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Agoraphobie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aɡoʁafoˈbiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "krankhafte Angst vor weiten Plätzen, Menschenmengen oder Reisen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Agoraphobie, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Agoraphobie, spelled A-G-O-R-A-P-H-O-B-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    krankhafte Angst vor weiten Plätzen, Menschenmengen oder Reisen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Agoraphobie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In der überwiegenden Zahl der Fälle tritt die Agoraphobie gemeinsam mit einer Panikstörung auf, wobei die Angst vor dem Auftreten von Panikattacken in der Folge zur Vermeidung bestimmter Orte führt.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Agoraphobie"?
"Agoraphobie" is spelled A-G-O-R-A-P-H-O-B-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aɡoʁafoˈbiː].
What does "Agoraphobie" mean?
As a noun, "Agoraphobie" means: krankhafte Angst vor weiten Plätzen, Menschenmengen oder Reisen
How do you pronounce "Agoraphobie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Agoraphobie" is [aɡoʁafoˈbiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Agoraphobie" come from?
"Agoraphobie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list