Kasuistik
[kazuˈɪstɪk]
The verdict
“Kasuistik” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Darstellung von speziellen Einzelfällen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kasuistik · Kasuistik · German
Kasuistik · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Kasuistik |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kazuˈɪstɪk] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kasuistik“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kasuistik is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kazuˈɪstɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kasuistik, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Kasuistik, spelled K-A-S-U-I-S-T-I-K.
Definition
- 1die Darstellung von speziellen Einzelfällen
- 2die spezielle Beschreibung seltener Krankheitsfälle oder eigentümlicher Verlaufsformen von Krankheiten
- 3Haarspalterei, Spitzfindigkeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kasuistik appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die evangelische Ethik sieht in der Kasuistik die Gefahr eines grundsätzlichen Missverständnisses der Grundfrage sittlichen Verhaltens.“
„Hier veröffentlichen wir eine Auswahl an Kasuistiken und Fallbeschreibungen. Weitere aktuelle Kasuistiken aus der Via medici und anderen Zeitschriften können Sie als Via medici-Abonnent bei Via exklusiv lesen!“
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.