Kyphose
[kyˈfoːzə]
The verdict
“Kyphose” 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) - nach hinten (dorsal) konvexe Krümmung der Wirbelsäule
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Index DE-kyphose · Kyphose · German
Kyphose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Kyphose |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kyˈfoːzə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kyphose“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kyphose is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kyˈfoːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nach hinten (dorsal) konvexe Krümmung der Wirbelsäule".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kyphose, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kyphose, spelled K-Y-P-H-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1nach hinten (dorsal) konvexe Krümmung der Wirbelsäule
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kyphose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Natürlicherweise kommt Kyphose im Brustbereich vor und am unteren Ende der Wirbelsäule als eine kleine Kyphose.
„Bei einer verstärkten Kyphose bleibt eine Restkrümmung bestehen.“
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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.