Arteriosklerose

[aʁteːʁioskleˈʁoːzə]

/[aʁteːʁioskleˈʁoːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Arteriosklerose” is uncommon German (frequency #63,114 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,114
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erkrankung der Blutgefäße mit einer Verdickung oder Veränderung der Arterienwände

Corpus desk

Index DE-arteriosklerose · Arteriosklerose · German

Arteriosklerose · rank #63,114 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,114
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Assyrer

Nearest frequency peer: Assyrer (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Arteriosklerose“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Arteriosklerose“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Arteriosklerose
PropertyValue
HeadwordArteriosklerose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aʁteːʁioskleˈʁoːzə]
Letters15
Frequency rank#63,114
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Arteriosklerose“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Arteriosklerosefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Assyrer“ (#63,115), „Ardennen“ (#63,112), „Asylant“ (#63,116). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Arteriosklerose“ bei #63,114. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Arteriosklerose is uncommon German at frequency #63,114 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aʁteːʁioskleˈʁoːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Erkrankung der Blutgefäße mit einer Verdickung oder Veränderung der Arterienwände".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Arteriosklerose, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Arteriosklerose, spelled A-R-T-E-R-I-O-S-K-L-E-R-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erkrankung der Blutgefäße mit einer Verdickung oder Veränderung der Arterienwände

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Arteriosklerose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Arteriosklerose ist eine verbreitete Zivilisationskrankheit und hat viele Ursachen.
  2. Arteriosklerose muss behandelt werden.

Synonyms

Arterienverkalkung

This word in other languages

arteriosclerosis(English)arteriosclerosis(Español)artériosclérose(Français)arteriosclerose(Português)

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 "Arteriosklerose"?
"Arteriosklerose" is spelled A-R-T-E-R-I-O-S-K-L-E-R-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aʁteːʁioskleˈʁoːzə].
What does "Arteriosklerose" mean?
As a noun, "Arteriosklerose" means: Erkrankung der Blutgefäße mit einer Verdickung oder Veränderung der Arterienwände
How do you pronounce "Arteriosklerose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arteriosklerose" is [aʁteːʁioskleˈʁoːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Arteriosklerose" come from?
"Arteriosklerose" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Arteriosklerose", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zähneknirschend#63,059Zugeständnissen#63,045Zielstrebigkeit#63,041weitverbreitete#63,010

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list