Fleckfieber
[ˈflɛkˌfiːbɐ]
The verdict
“Fleckfieber” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Läuse, Milben, Zecken oder Flöhe übertragene, in Deutschland meldepflichtige Infektionskrankheit
Corpus desk
Index DE-fleckfieber · Fleckfieber · German
Fleckfieber · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | Fleckfieber |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈflɛkˌfiːbɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fleckfieber“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fleckfieber is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈflɛkˌfiːbɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch Läuse, Milben, Zecken oder Flöhe übertragene, in Deutschland meldepflichtige Infektionskrankheit".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Fleckfieber, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Fleckfieber, spelled F-L-E-C-K-F-I-E-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1durch Läuse, Milben, Zecken oder Flöhe übertragene, in Deutschland meldepflichtige Infektionskrankheit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fleckfieber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Für Napoleons Armee wurde das Fleckfieber während des Russlandfeldzugs zu einem ernsthaften Problem.“
„Weil Unterkünfte, Kleidung und Verpflegung erbärmlich waren, erkrankten viele Herero an Skorbut, Typhus, Fleckfieber und anderen Krankheiten.“
Synonyms
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.