Andropause
[ˈandʁoˌpaʊ̯zə]
The verdict
“Andropause” 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) - Lebensabschnitt des älteren Mannes, in dem sein Testosteronspiegel rasch abnimmt
Corpus desk
Index DE-andropause · Andropause · German
Andropause · 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 | Andropause |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈandʁoˌpaʊ̯zə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Andropause“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Andropause is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈandʁoˌpaʊ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lebensabschnitt des älteren Mannes, in dem sein Testosteronspiegel rasch abnimmt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Andropause, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 Andropause, spelled A-N-D-R-O-P-A-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Lebensabschnitt des älteren Mannes, in dem sein Testosteronspiegel rasch abnimmt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Andropause appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Vor einigen Jahren wurde angesichts dieses „Hormontiefs des Mannes“ sogar der Begriff der „Andropause“ in die Debatte geworfen.“
„Die SPD-Programmdebatte gebar in die politische Andropause versetzte Granden.“
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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.