Katarrh
[kaˈtaʁ]
The verdict
“Katarrh” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schleimhautentzündung
Corpus desk
Index DE-katarrh · Katarrh · German
Katarrh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Katarrh |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈtaʁ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Katarrh“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Katarrh is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈtaʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Katarrh has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Katarrh, spelled K-A-T-A-R-R-H.
Definition
- 1Schleimhautentzündung
- 2umgangssprachlich, besonders süddeutsch: Erkältung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Katarrh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wer zu Katarrh neigt oder dauernd an Katarrh leidet, sollte Käse, Butter, Sahne, schweres Brot und auch Trauben meiden, bis er geheilt ist, und sich an Apfelsinen, Feigen, Granatäpfel und Kakis halten.“
„Durch die Gartentür sah man Monsieur Girbal, den Steureinnehmer, mit dem Hauptmann und Gutsbesitzer Heurteaux eintreten; und der Gastwirt Beljambe kam Arm in Arm mit dem Krämer Langlois, der wegen seines Katarrhs nur mühsam vorankam.“
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.