Dipsomanie
[dɪpsomaˈniː]
The verdict
“Dipsomanie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anfallsweise auftretende Trunksucht
Corpus desk
Index DE-dipsomanie · Dipsomanie · German
Dipsomanie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Dipsomanie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dɪpsomaˈniː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dipsomanie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dipsomanie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɪpsomaˈniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Dipsomanie in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Dipsomanie, spelled D-I-P-S-O-M-A-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1anfallsweise auftretende Trunksucht
- 2Alkoholkrankheit
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Dipsomanie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zu den dranghaft auftretenden Verhaltensweisen wird ferner gelegentlich die Dipsomanie gerechnet (periodische Trunksucht, Quartalsäufer): periodisch auftretende, imperative Trunksucht bei Menschen, die sonst nicht chronische Alkoholiker sind.
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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.