Cortison

[ˌkoʁtiˈzoːn]

/[ˌkoʁtiˈzoːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Cortison” is uncommon German (frequency #70,142 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,142
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - inaktivierte Form des Glucocorticoids Cortisol

Corpus desk

Index DE-cortison · Cortison · German

Cortison · rank #70,142 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,142
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH conventions

Nearest frequency peer: conventions (-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 „Cortison“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Cortison
PropertyValue
HeadwordCortison
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌkoʁtiˈzoːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,142
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Cortison“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „conventions“ (#70,141), „customs“ (#70,144), „Comtesse“ (#70,138). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Cortison“ bei #70,142. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cortison is uncommon German at frequency #70,142 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌkoʁtiˈzoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "inaktivierte Form des Glucocorticoids Cortisol".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Cortison in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Cortison, spelled C-O-R-T-I-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    inaktivierte Form des Glucocorticoids Cortisol

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Lea Hallers Buch über den weltweiten Erfolg des Hormons Cortison ist mehr als die Wissenschaftsgeschichte eines Medikaments.“
  2. „Bis dann die viel breiter wirksame, schließlich als Cortison bezeichnete Substanz von 1950 an ihre verblüffende Wirksamkeit unter Beweis stellen durfte, vergingen nicht nur Jahre der Forschung.“

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 "Cortison"?
"Cortison" is spelled C-O-R-T-I-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkoʁtiˈzoːn].
What does "Cortison" mean?
As a noun, "Cortison" means: inaktivierte Form des Glucocorticoids Cortisol
How do you pronounce "Cortison"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cortison" is [ˌkoʁtiˈzoːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cortison" come from?
"Cortison" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Comtesse#70,138dezenter#70,150Donautal#70,161Drehorte#70,165

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list