Appetitlosigkeit

[apeˈtiːtˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[apeˈtiːtˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Appetitlosigkeit” is an uncommon German word, ranked #74,302 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#74,302
frequency rank, German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Zustand, in dem man keinen Appetit hat

Key facts for Appetitlosigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordAppetitlosigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[apeˈtiːtˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters16
Frequency rank#74,302
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Appetitlosigkeit” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Appetitlosigkeit lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Appetitlosigkeit is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [apeˈtiːtˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #74,302 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein Zustand, in dem man keinen Appetit hat".

No misspelling variants are generated for Appetitlosigkeit in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Appetitlosigkeit, spelled A-P-P-E-T-I-T-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Zustand, in dem man keinen Appetit hat

Synonyms

AnorexieInappetenz

Antonyms

Appetit

This word in other languages

inapetencia(Español)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Appetitlosigkeit"?
"Appetitlosigkeit" is spelled A-P-P-E-T-I-T-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [apeˈtiːtˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Appetitlosigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Appetitlosigkeit" means: ein Zustand, in dem man keinen Appetit hat
How do you pronounce "Appetitlosigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Appetitlosigkeit" is [apeˈtiːtˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Appetitlosigkeit" come from?
"Appetitlosigkeit" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Appetitlosigkeit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-P-P-E-T-I-T-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [apeˈtiːtˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list