Diphtherie
[dɪfteˈʁiː]
The verdict
“Diphtherie” is uncommon German (frequency #66,122 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,122
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vor allem bei Kindern auftretende, häufig tödlich verlaufende Infektionskrankheit der oberen Atemorgane; hervorgerufen durch das grampositive Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Corpus desk
Index DE-diphtherie · Diphtherie · German
Diphtherie · rank #66,122 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,122
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Dinosauriern
Nearest frequency peer: Dinosauriern (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Diphtherie”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Diagrammen
Diagrammen
33,882 corpus weight
- Dienstjahren
Dienstjahren
33,881 corpus weight
- Dinosauriern
Dinosauriern
33,880 corpus weight
- Diphtherie
Diphtherie
33,879 corpus weight
- Distel
Distel
33,878 corpus weight
- divide
divide
33,877 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Diphtherie” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Diphtherie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dɪfteˈʁiː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #66,122 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Diphtherie” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Diphtherie is uncommon German at frequency #66,122 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɪfteˈʁiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vor allem bei Kindern auftretende, häufig tödlich verlaufende Infektionskrankheit der oberen Atemorgane; hervorgerufen durch das grampositive Corynebacterium diphtheriae".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Diphtherie, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 Diphtherie, spelled D-I-P-H-T-H-E-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1vor allem bei Kindern auftretende, häufig tödlich verlaufende Infektionskrankheit der oberen Atemorgane; hervorgerufen durch das grampositive Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Synonyms
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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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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
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