Kurzatmigkeit
[ˈkʊʁt͡sʔaːtmɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Kurzatmigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Umstand, dass man (bei Belastung) häufiger, in kürzeren Abständen, atmen muss und dabei das Gefühl hat, nicht leicht genug genügend Luft zu bekommen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kurzatmigkeit · Kurzatmigkeit · German
Kurzatmigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | Kurzatmigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʊʁt͡sʔaːtmɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kurzatmigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kurzatmigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʊʁt͡sʔaːtmɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Kurzatmigkeit has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kurzatmigkeit, spelled K-U-R-Z-A-T-M-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Umstand, dass man (bei Belastung) häufiger, in kürzeren Abständen, atmen muss und dabei das Gefühl hat, nicht leicht genug genügend Luft zu bekommen
- 2unüberlegtes, schnelles Vorpreschen; undurchdachte Handlung/Aussage
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kurzatmigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit fortschreitender Schwangerschaft hat die Lunge weniger Platz, sich beim Einatmen zu entfalten, und das führt zu Kurzatmigkeit oder sogar Atemnot.
In der Diskussion gab es ja schon damals viele Kurzatmigkeiten und Vergröberungen.
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.