dysenterie

[di.sɑ̃t.ʁi]

/[di.sɑ̃t.ʁi]/ noun

The verdict

“dysenterie” 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) - Ruhr, Dysenterie

Corpus desk

Index DE-dysenterie · dysenterie · German

dysenterie · 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.

Key facts for dysenterie
PropertyValue
Headworddysenterie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[di.sɑ̃t.ʁi]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dysenterie“ im Deutschen

dysenterieschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dysenterie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [di.sɑ̃t.ʁi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ruhr, Dysenterie".

dysenterie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is dysenterie, spelled D-Y-S-E-N-T-E-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ruhr, Dysenterie

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dysenterie"?
"dysenterie" is spelled D-Y-S-E-N-T-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [di.sɑ̃t.ʁi].
What does "dysenterie" mean?
As a noun, "dysenterie" means: Ruhr, Dysenterie
How do you pronounce "dysenterie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dysenterie" is [di.sɑ̃t.ʁi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dysenterie" come from?
"dysenterie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list