Drehkrankheit
[ˈdʁeːˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Drehkrankheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Larven des Quesenbandwurmes (Multiceps multiceps) hervorgerufene meist tödlich verlaufende Erkrankung des zentralen Nervensystems bei Schafen und Rindern
Corpus desk
Index DE-drehkrankheit · Drehkrankheit · German
Drehkrankheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | Drehkrankheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʁeːˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Drehkrankheit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Drehkrankheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁeːˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Drehkrankheit, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Drehkrankheit, spelled D-R-E-H-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1durch Larven des Quesenbandwurmes (Multiceps multiceps) hervorgerufene meist tödlich verlaufende Erkrankung des zentralen Nervensystems bei Schafen und Rindern
- 2Brutkrankheit bei Salmoniden (Bach- und Regenbogenforellen, Bachsaiblinge)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Drehkrankheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Finne des Quesenbandwurmes (Taenia coenurus), der im Darm des Hundes lebt, haust im Gehirn der Wiederkäuer, besonders der Schafe, und erzeugt hier die gefährliche Drehkrankheit.“
„Durch die Drehkrankheit kann es zum Massensterben von Jungfischen in Forellenzuchten kommen.“
Synonyms
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.