-algie
[alˈɡiː]
The verdict
“-algie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nachgestelltes Wortbildungselement mit der Bedeutung ‚Schmerz‘
Corpus desk
Index DE-algie · -algie · German
-algie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "-" 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 | -algie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| IPA | [alˈɡiː] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „-algie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
-algie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed [alˈɡiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nachgestelltes Wortbildungselement mit der Bedeutung ‚Schmerz‘".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for -algie, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is -algie, spelled --A-L-G-I-E.
Definition
- 1nachgestelltes Wortbildungselement mit der Bedeutung ‚Schmerz‘
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how -algie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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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.