Dickdarm

[ˈdɪkˌdaʁm]

/[ˈdɪkˌdaʁm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dickdarm” is uncommon German (frequency #53,610 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,610
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teil des Verdauungstraktes beim Menschen und bei vielen Tieren, der zwischen Dünndarm (intestinum tenue) und Mastdarm (Rektum) liegt

Corpus desk

Index DE-dickdarm · Dickdarm · German

Dickdarm · rank #53,610 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,610
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Designern

Nearest frequency peer: Designern (-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 „Dickdarm“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dickdarm
PropertyValue
HeadwordDickdarm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɪkˌdaʁm]
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,610
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dickdarm“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dickdarmfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Designern“ (#53,609), „Dienstherrn“ (#53,611), „Denkfehler“ (#53,608). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dickdarm“ bei #53,610. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dickdarm is uncommon German at frequency #53,610 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɪkˌdaʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teil des Verdauungstraktes beim Menschen und bei vielen Tieren, der zwischen Dünndarm (intestinum tenue) und Mastdarm (Rektum) liegt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Dickdarm in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Dickdarm, spelled D-I-C-K-D-A-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teil des Verdauungstraktes beim Menschen und bei vielen Tieren, der zwischen Dünndarm (intestinum tenue) und Mastdarm (Rektum) liegt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Heute soll der Dickdarm von Herrn Müller gespiegelt werden.
  2. So ähnlich ist es tatsächlich mit unserem Darm. Der ist zunächst einmal ein etwa acht Meter langer Schlauch, der sich vom Magenausgang bis zum After schlängelt, grob unterteilt in Dünn- und Dickdarm, die wieder aus diversen Unterdärmen bestehen.

Synonyms

Intestinum crassum

Antonyms

Dünndarm

This word in other languages

colon(English)intestino grueso(Español)gros intestin(Français)

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 "Dickdarm"?
"Dickdarm" is spelled D-I-C-K-D-A-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɪkˌdaʁm].
What does "Dickdarm" mean?
As a noun, "Dickdarm" means: Teil des Verdauungstraktes beim Menschen und bei vielen Tieren, der zwischen Dünndarm (intestinum tenue) und Mastdarm (Rektum) liegt
How do you pronounce "Dickdarm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dickdarm" is [ˈdɪkˌdaʁm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list