Insuffizienz
German, noun/ˈɪnzʊfiˌt͡si̯ɛnt͡s/
Insuffizienz is spelled I-N-S-U-F-F-I-Z-I-E-N-Z (12 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 104,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Insuffizienz is a German feminine noun meaning “insufficiency” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Unvermögen, Unzulänglichkeit”.
What does Insuffizienz mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinsufficiency
- 2
femininefailure (of organs)
Wegen Insuffizienz der Leber wurde eine Transplantation erwogen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Unvermögen, Unzulänglichkeit 2. Organschwäche 3. Zahlungsschwäche, Zahlungsunvermögen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Insuffizienz
- Insuffizienzen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Insuffizienz?
- /ˈɪnzʊfiˌt͡si̯ɛnt͡s/
- /ɪnzʊfiˈt͡si̯ɛnt͡s/
- [ˈɪnzʊfiˌt͡si̯ɛnt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Insuffizienz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Insuffizienz in German?
Insuffizienz appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).