hospitalisieren
[hɔspitaliˈziːʁən]
The verdict
“hospitalisieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in ein Krankenhaus aufnehmen/einweisen (mit und ohne Einverständnis des Patienten)
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Index DE-hospitalisieren · hospitalisieren · German
hospitalisieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | hospitalisieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɔspitaliˈziːʁən] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hospitalisieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hospitalisieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɔspitaliˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hospitalisieren, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hospitalisieren, spelled H-O-S-P-I-T-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1in ein Krankenhaus aufnehmen/einweisen (mit und ohne Einverständnis des Patienten)
- 2von Hospitalismus (psychologische Reaktion auf Einsamkeit oder Infizierung mit Krankenhauskeimen) betroffen sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hospitalisieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er erlitt in jungen Jahren einen Nervenzusammenbruch und musste hospitalisiert werden.
Das Hospitalisieren führte dazu, dass sich diese Kinder autistisch in ihre eigene Welt zurückgezogen.
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.