Hypochondrie
[hypoxɔnˈdʁiː]
The verdict
“Hypochondrie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - übertriebene, anhaltende, unbegründete Angst vor ernsthaften Krankheiten; psychische Verfassung eines Hypochonders
Corpus desk
Index DE-hypochondrie · Hypochondrie · German
Hypochondrie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Hypochondrie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hypoxɔnˈdʁiː] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hypochondrie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hypochondrie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [hypoxɔnˈdʁiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "übertriebene, anhaltende, unbegründete Angst vor ernsthaften Krankheiten; psychische Verfassung eines Hypochonders".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hypochondrie, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hypochondrie, spelled H-Y-P-O-C-H-O-N-D-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1übertriebene, anhaltende, unbegründete Angst vor ernsthaften Krankheiten; psychische Verfassung eines Hypochonders
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hypochondrie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es kann nicht erklären, wie es sich fühlt, aber es kann auch nicht lügen, sich Symptome zurechtmachen oder sich den Freuden der Hypochondrie ergeben.“
„Wir neigen zur Hypochondrie, das heißt, wir hören auf die leisesten Signale unserer Alarmanlagen, auch weil wir fürchten, dass sie ständig Schlimmes ankündigen.“
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.