Insomnie
[ɪnzɔmˈniː]
The verdict
“Insomnie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schlaflosigkeit, welche über einen längeren Zeitraum anhält
Corpus desk
Index DE-insomnie · Insomnie · German
Insomnie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Insomnie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɪnzɔmˈniː] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Insomnie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Insomnie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪnzɔmˈniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schlaflosigkeit, welche über einen längeren Zeitraum anhält".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Insomnie in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Insomnie, spelled I-N-S-O-M-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1Schlaflosigkeit, welche über einen längeren Zeitraum anhält
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Insomnie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wer an Insomnie leidet, hat Probleme mit dem Einschlafen, wacht nachts häufig auf und schläft insgesamt zu wenig.“
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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.