Epidemiologie

[epidemi̯oloˈɡiː]

/[epidemi̯oloˈɡiː]/ noun

The verdict

“Epidemiologie” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,113. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,113
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Lehre, die Wissenschaft von den Ursachen, der Ausbreitung, der Bekämpfung von Epidemien (Massenerkrankungen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-epidemiologie · Epidemiologie · German

Epidemiologie · rank #48,113 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,113
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entsandte

Nearest frequency peer: entsandte (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Epidemiologie“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Epidemiologie“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Epidemiologie
PropertyValue
HeadwordEpidemiologie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[epidemi̯oloˈɡiː]
Letters13
Frequency rank#48,113
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Epidemiologie“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Epidemiologieliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „entsandte“ (#48,111), „erklärtes“ (#48,115), „Enklave“ (#48,110). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Epidemiologie“ bei #48,113. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Epidemiologie (IPA [epidemi̯oloˈɡiː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,113 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Lehre, die Wissenschaft von den Ursachen, der Ausbreitung, der Bekämpfung von Epidemien (Massenerkrankungen)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Epidemiologie, with forms such as "eipdemiologie", "epdiemiologie", and "epiddemiologie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Epidemiologie, spelled E-P-I-D-E-M-I-O-L-O-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Lehre, die Wissenschaft von den Ursachen, der Ausbreitung, der Bekämpfung von Epidemien (Massenerkrankungen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ein Schwerpunkt ist die Epidemiologie, also die Frage, warum sich das Virus wie ausbreitet, wo es noch sehr große Lücken gibt.“
  2. „Ich hatte Gesundheitswesen studiert und wollte erst eine akademische Karriere in der Epidemiologie einschlagen.“

Synonyms

Epizootiologie

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eipdemiologie
  • epdiemiologie
  • epiddemiologie
  • epideimologie
  • epidemiloogie
  • epidemiolgoie
  • epidemiollogie
  • epidemiologei
  • epidemiologgie
  • epidemioloige
  • epidemioolgie
  • epidemmiologie
  • epidemoilogie
  • epidmeiologie
  • epiedmiologie
  • eppidemiologie
  • peidemiologie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Epidemiologie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eipdemiologie2epdiemiologie2epiddemiologie1epideimologie2epidemiloogie2epidemiolgoie2epidemiollogie1epidemiologei2
Edit distance from "Epidemiologie"

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 "Epidemiologie"?
"Epidemiologie" is spelled E-P-I-D-E-M-I-O-L-O-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [epidemi̯oloˈɡiː].
What does "Epidemiologie" mean?
As a noun, "Epidemiologie" means: die Lehre, die Wissenschaft von den Ursachen, der Ausbreitung, der Bekämpfung von Epidemien (Massenerkrankungen)
What are common misspellings of "Epidemiologie"?
Common misspellings include "eipdemiologie", "epdiemiologie", "epiddemiologie", "epideimologie", "epidemiloogie". The correct spelling is "Epidemiologie".
How do you pronounce "Epidemiologie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Epidemiologie" is [epidemi̯oloˈɡiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Epidemiologie" come from?
"Epidemiologie" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list