Dekubitus
[deˈkuːbitʊs]
The verdict
“Dekubitus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Druckgeschwür der Haut, auch Wundliegen genannt
Corpus desk
Index DE-dekubitus · Dekubitus · German
Dekubitus · 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 "D" 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 | Dekubitus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [deˈkuːbitʊs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dekubitus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dekubitus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [deˈkuːbitʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Druckgeschwür der Haut, auch Wundliegen genannt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Dekubitus in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Dekubitus, spelled D-E-K-U-B-I-T-U-S.
Definition
- 1Druckgeschwür der Haut, auch Wundliegen genannt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dekubitus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie hatte einen handtellergroßen Dekubitus.
Die Prävention von Dekubitus ist eine wichtige Aufgabe in den Altenheimen.
This word in other languages
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.