Gürtelrose
[ˈɡʏʁtl̩ˌʁoːzə]
The verdict
“Gürtelrose” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Viruserkrankung, die sich durch schmerzhaften Hautausschlag mit Blasen bemerkbar macht
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Index DE-gurtelrose · Gürtelrose · German
Gürtelrose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Gürtelrose |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʏʁtl̩ˌʁoːzə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gürtelrose“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gürtelrose is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʏʁtl̩ˌʁoːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Viruserkrankung, die sich durch schmerzhaften Hautausschlag mit Blasen bemerkbar macht".
Gürtelrose has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gürtelrose, spelled G-Ü-R-T-E-L-R-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Viruserkrankung, die sich durch schmerzhaften Hautausschlag mit Blasen bemerkbar macht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gürtelrose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine Gürtelrose zieht sich meist gürtelförmig an den Nervenbahnen entlang und kann dabei auch an den Beinen oder am Kopf vorkommen.
Die Gürtelrose ist die Zweitmanifestation des Varizella-Zoster-Virus, der als Ersterkrankung die Windpocken verursacht.
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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.