Indigestion
[ɪndiɡɛsˈti̯oːn]
The verdict
“Indigestion” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Störung der Verdauung
Corpus desk
Index DE-indigestion · Indigestion · German
Indigestion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | Indigestion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɪndiɡɛsˈti̯oːn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Indigestion“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Indigestion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪndiɡɛsˈti̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Störung der Verdauung".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Indigestion, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Indigestion, spelled I-N-D-I-G-E-S-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Störung der Verdauung
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Indigestion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die beiden Ärzte im Städtchen waren darüber, wie sich das auch nicht anders erwarten ließ, durchaus entgegengesetzer Meinung, wodurch der eine, der eine derartige Krankheit vollkommen ableugnete und das Leiden zuerst als eine Indigestion und nachher für alberne Einbildung erklärte, einen sehr guten Kunden verlor…“
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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.