Detumeszenz
[detumɛsˈt͡sɛnt͡s]
The verdict
“Detumeszenz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rückgang einer Geschwulst oder Schwellung
Corpus desk
Index DE-detumeszenz · Detumeszenz · German
Detumeszenz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Detumeszenz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [detumɛsˈt͡sɛnt͡s] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Detumeszenz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Detumeszenz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [detumɛsˈt͡sɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Detumeszenz in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Detumeszenz, spelled D-E-T-U-M-E-S-Z-E-N-Z.
Definition
- 1Rückgang einer Geschwulst oder Schwellung
- 2Rückgang der Erektion des Penis
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Detumeszenz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Antagonismus an α1-Rezeptoren verhindert die glattmuskuläre Kontraktion des Schwellkörpers und damit die Detumeszenz.“
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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.