Gonorrhoe
[ɡonɔˈʁøː]
The verdict
“Gonorrhoe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ansteckende Geschlechtskrankheit mit eitrigem Ausfluss
Corpus desk
Index DE-gonorrhoe · Gonorrhoe · German
Gonorrhoe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Gonorrhoe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡonɔˈʁøː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gonorrhoe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gonorrhoe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡonɔˈʁøː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ansteckende Geschlechtskrankheit mit eitrigem Ausfluss".
Gonorrhoe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gonorrhoe, spelled G-O-N-O-R-R-H-O-E.
Definition
- 1ansteckende Geschlechtskrankheit mit eitrigem Ausfluss
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gonorrhoe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als er mit neunzehn Jahren zu den Lübbener Jägern einrückt, hat er schon zahlreiche Weibergeschichten, eine Gonorrhoe und eine Anzeige wegen Verbreitung von Geschlechtskrankheiten hinter sich.“
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.