anorexia
[ˌænəˈɹɛksɪə]
The verdict
“anorexia” 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) - Appetitlosigkeit, Mangel an Appetit (besonders als Anzeichen einer Krankheit oder Störung); Anorexie
Corpus desk
Index DE-anorexia · anorexia · German
anorexia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | anorexia |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌænəˈɹɛksɪə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anorexia“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anorexia is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌænəˈɹɛksɪə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for anorexia in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is anorexia, spelled A-N-O-R-E-X-I-A.
Definition
- 1Appetitlosigkeit, Mangel an Appetit (besonders als Anzeichen einer Krankheit oder Störung); Anorexie
- 2Anorexia nervosa (psychische Störung, bei der Kranken das Essen ablehnen)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anorexia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Appendicitis is a life-threatening disorder in which a […] shift in pain is preceded by anorexia and nausea and is accompanied by fever, occasional vomiting, abdominal tenderness […]
There is no “normal” recovery time from anorexia or bulimia.
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.