Agrypnie
[aɡʁʏpˈniː]
The verdict
“Agrypnie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schlaflosigkeit, welche über einen längeren Zeitraum anhält
Corpus desk
Index DE-agrypnie · Agrypnie · German
Agrypnie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Agrypnie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aɡʁʏpˈniː] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Agrypnie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Agrypnie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aɡʁʏpˈniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schlaflosigkeit, welche über einen längeren Zeitraum anhält".
Zero misspellings are on record for Agrypnie in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Agrypnie, spelled A-G-R-Y-P-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1Schlaflosigkeit, welche über einen längeren Zeitraum anhält
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Agrypnie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Telemann möchte sich zum Fürsprech jener Minderheit aufschwingen, die an akuten oder chronischen Schlafstörungen (Agrypnie) leidet: Melancholiker, Examenskandidaten, bangende Ehefrauen, Mißbraucher von Genußmitteln, dazu die stattliche Anzahl derer, die zum Abendbrot Schweres gegessen haben.“
Antonyms
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.