Endokarditis

[ɛndokaʁˈdiːtɪs]

/[ɛndokaʁˈdiːtɪs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Endokarditis” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Entzündung der Herzinnenhaut (Endokard) und teilweise auch der Herzklappen

Corpus desk

Index DE-endokarditis · Endokarditis · German

Endokarditis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" 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 Endokarditis
PropertyValue
HeadwordEndokarditis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛndokaʁˈdiːtɪs]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Endokarditis” sits in German frequency

Endokarditis falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Endokarditis is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛndokaʁˈdiːtɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entzündung der Herzinnenhaut (Endokard) und teilweise auch der Herzklappen".

Endokarditis doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Endokarditis, spelled E-N-D-O-K-A-R-D-I-T-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entzündung der Herzinnenhaut (Endokard) und teilweise auch der Herzklappen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es gibt kaum einen Erreger, der nicht zu einer Endokarditis führen kann.
  2. Diphterische Endokarditen sind nicht nur an nativen, sondern nicht selten auch an prothetischen Klappen beschrieben worden (s. Gerry u. Greenough III 1976).

Synonyms

Herzinnenhautentzündung

This word in other languages

endocarditis(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Endokarditis"?
"Endokarditis" is spelled E-N-D-O-K-A-R-D-I-T-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛndokaʁˈdiːtɪs].
What does "Endokarditis" mean?
As a noun, "Endokarditis" means: Entzündung der Herzinnenhaut (Endokard) und teilweise auch der Herzklappen
How do you pronounce "Endokarditis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Endokarditis" is [ɛndokaʁˈdiːtɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Endokarditis" come from?
"Endokarditis" 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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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list