Dystonie
[dʏstoˈniː]
The verdict
“Dystonie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anomaler Spannungszustand (Tonus) von Muskeln und Gefäßen, der sich in verschiedenen Bewegungsstörungen zeigt
Corpus desk
Index DE-dystonie · Dystonie · German
Dystonie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Dystonie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dʏstoˈniː] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dystonie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dystonie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dʏstoˈniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "anomaler Spannungszustand (Tonus) von Muskeln und Gefäßen, der sich in verschiedenen Bewegungsstörungen zeigt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Dystonie, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Dystonie, spelled D-Y-S-T-O-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1anomaler Spannungszustand (Tonus) von Muskeln und Gefäßen, der sich in verschiedenen Bewegungsstörungen zeigt
This word in other languages
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.