Dermatitis
[dɛʁmaˈtiːtɪs]
The verdict
“Dermatitis” is uncommon German (frequency #83,840 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,840
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine entzündliche Reaktion der Haut, die vornehmlich die Lederhaut ergreift
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dermatitis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dɛʁmaˈtiːtɪs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #83,840 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dermatitis” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Dermatitis is uncommon German at frequency #83,840 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɛʁmaˈtiːtɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine entzündliche Reaktion der Haut, die vornehmlich die Lederhaut ergreift".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Dermatitis, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Dermatitis, spelled D-E-R-M-A-T-I-T-I-S.
Definition
- 1eine entzündliche Reaktion der Haut, die vornehmlich die Lederhaut ergreift
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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.
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Using “Dermatitis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-E-R-M-A-T-I-T-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [dɛʁmaˈtiːtɪs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.