Dystrophie
[dʏstʁoˈfiː]
The verdict
“Dystrophie” 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 May 6, 2026) - Störung des gesamten Organismus, einzelner Organe oder Gewebe, die durch eine Mangelernährung oder Fehlernährung hervorgerufen wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dystrophie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dʏstʁoˈfiː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dystrophie” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Dystrophie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dʏstʁoˈfiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Dystrophie in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Dystrophie, spelled D-Y-S-T-R-O-P-H-I-E.
Definition
- 1Störung des gesamten Organismus, einzelner Organe oder Gewebe, die durch eine Mangelernährung oder Fehlernährung hervorgerufen wird
- 2mangelhafte Versorgung von Organen oder Geweben mit Nährstoffen
- 3Zustand eines Sees, der sich durch einen zu geringen Gehalt an Sauerstoff und einen zu hohen Gehalt an Säure auszeichnet
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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.
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Using “Dystrophie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-Y-S-T-R-O-P-H-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [dʏstʁoˈfiː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.