Herpes Zoster
[ˌhɛʁpɛs ˈt͡sɔstɐ]
The verdict
“Herpes Zoster” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Viruserkrankung, die einen streifenförmigen Hautausschlag hervorruft
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Index DE-herpes-zoster · Herpes Zoster · German
Herpes Zoster · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | Herpes Zoster |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌhɛʁpɛs ˈt͡sɔstɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Herpes Zoster“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Herpes Zoster is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌhɛʁpɛs ˈt͡sɔstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Viruserkrankung, die einen streifenförmigen Hautausschlag hervorruft".
Herpes Zoster has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Herpes Zoster, spelled H-E-R-P-E-S- -Z-O-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Viruserkrankung, die einen streifenförmigen Hautausschlag hervorruft
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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.