aussätzig
[ˈaʊ̯sˌzɛt͡sɪç]
The verdict
“aussätzig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an Aussatz/Lepra erkrankt
Corpus desk
Index DE-aussatzig · aussätzig · German
aussätzig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | aussätzig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌzɛt͡sɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „aussätzig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
aussätzig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯sˌzɛt͡sɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an Aussatz/Lepra erkrankt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aussätzig, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is aussätzig, spelled A-U-S-S-Ä-T-Z-I-G.
Definition
- 1an Aussatz/Lepra erkrankt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aussätzig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„‚Es gibt so viele Lepra-Kranke unter den Bergvölkern hier!‘ seufzte sie. ‚Bei manchen Stämmen ist jeder zehnte aussätzig. Einige isolieren die Kranken im Dschungel, da geht es ja; […]‘“
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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.