Katatonie
[katatoˈniː]
The verdict
“Katatonie” 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) - Form der Schizophrenie mit Krampfzuständen der Muskulatur und mit Wahnideen (Spannungsirresein;…)
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Index DE-katatonie · Katatonie · German
Katatonie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Katatonie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [katatoˈniː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Katatonie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Katatonie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [katatoˈniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Form der Schizophrenie mit Krampfzuständen der Muskulatur und mit Wahnideen (Spannungsirresein;…)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Katatonie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Katatonie, spelled K-A-T-A-T-O-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1Form der Schizophrenie mit Krampfzuständen der Muskulatur und mit Wahnideen (Spannungsirresein;…)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Katatonie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In keinem teuren oder billigen Hotel der Welt, vor keinem anzüglichen oder arglosen Portier wäre sie mir peinlich gewesen, aber hier, in einer Atmosphäre der Katatonie, ein Zimmer zur Befriedigung vitalster Lebensbedürfnisse zu verlangen, empfand ich schon fast als unanständig.“
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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.