Aussatz
[ˈaʊ̯sˌzat͡s]
The verdict
“Aussatz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chronische bakterielle Infektionskrankheit der Haut, Schleimhäute und Nervenzellen
Corpus desk
Index DE-aussatz · Aussatz · German
Aussatz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Aussatz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌzat͡s] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Aussatz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Aussatz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌzat͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "chronische bakterielle Infektionskrankheit der Haut, Schleimhäute und Nervenzellen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Aussatz, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Aussatz, spelled A-U-S-S-A-T-Z.
Definition
- 1chronische bakterielle Infektionskrankheit der Haut, Schleimhäute und Nervenzellen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Aussatz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Selbst in Europa, wo der Aussatz meist den längst verschwundenen Geißeln des Mittelalters zugeordnet wird, gibt es 16 000 Fälle, also doppelt soviele wie gegenwärtig an Aids Erkrankte.“
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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.