Dysfunktion

[dʏsfʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[dʏsfʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dysfunktion” is uncommon German (frequency #70,178 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,178
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pathologische fehlende oder mangelhafte Funktion

Corpus desk

Index DE-dysfunktion · Dysfunktion · German

Dysfunktion · rank #70,178 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,178
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchwühlen

Nearest frequency peer: durchwühlen (-2 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 „Dysfunktion“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dysfunktion
PropertyValue
HeadwordDysfunktion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dʏsfʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,178
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dysfunktion“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Dysfunktionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „durchwühlen“ (#70,176), „durchficken“ (#70,175), „edits“ (#70,181). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dysfunktion“ bei #70,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dysfunktion is uncommon German at frequency #70,178 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dʏsfʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Dysfunktion, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Dysfunktion, spelled D-Y-S-F-U-N-K-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    pathologische fehlende oder mangelhafte Funktion
  2. 2
    fehlende oder mangelhafte Funktion

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Bei Patienten älter als 80 Jahre liegt die Prävalenz (Häufigkeit) der diastolischen Dysfunktion bei über 90 Prozent.“
  2. „Robert K. Merton suchte nach sozialen Dysfunktionen von Verhaltensmustern, Glaube und Organisation.“

Synonyms

FunktionsstörungFehlfunktion

This word in other languages

dysfunction(English)disfunción(Español)dysfonctionnement(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 "Dysfunktion"?
"Dysfunktion" is spelled D-Y-S-F-U-N-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dʏsfʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Dysfunktion" mean?
As a noun, "Dysfunktion" means: pathologische fehlende oder mangelhafte Funktion
How do you pronounce "Dysfunktion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dysfunktion" is [dʏsfʊŋkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dysfunktion" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

durchwühlen#70,176durchficken#70,175Durchbrüche#70,174einfallende#70,185

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list