Geschlechtskrankheit
[ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡sˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Geschlechtskrankheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sexuell übertragbare Infektionskrankheit
Corpus desk
Index DE-geschlechtskrankheit · Geschlechtskrankheit · German
Geschlechtskrankheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Geschlechtskrankheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡sˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Geschlechtskrankheit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Geschlechtskrankheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡sˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sexuell übertragbare Infektionskrankheit".
No misspelling variants are generated for Geschlechtskrankheit in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 Geschlechtskrankheit, spelled G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-S-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1sexuell übertragbare Infektionskrankheit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Geschlechtskrankheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein Venerologe ist ein Facharzt für Behandlung von Geschlechtskrankheiten.“
„Bei einem Viertel der festgenommenen Geheimprostituierten in Wien haben die Gesundheitsbehörden im Jahre 2002 Mehrfachinfektionen durch Geschlechtskrankheiten festgestellt.“
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.