Legasthenie
German, noun/ˌleɡasteˈniː/
Legasthenie is a German feminine noun meaning “dyslexia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Entwicklungsverzögerung im Lesen oder Schreiben, massive und lang andauernde Störung des Erwerbs der…”.
What does Legasthenie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedyslexia
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Entwicklungsverzögerung im Lesen oder Schreiben, massive und lang andauernde Störung des Erwerbs der Schriftsprache
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Legasthenie
- Legasthenien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Legasthenie?
- /ˌleɡasteˈniː/
- [ˌleɡasteˈniː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Legasthenie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Legasthenie in German?
Legasthenie appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).