Legionärskrankheit
[leɡi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯sˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Legionärskrankheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - durch eine von einer Tröpfcheninfektion hervorgerufene Lungenentzündung gekennzeichnete Infektionskrankheit
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Legionärskrankheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [leɡi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯sˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Legionärskrankheit” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Legionärskrankheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [leɡi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯sˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch eine von einer Tröpfcheninfektion hervorgerufene Lungenentzündung gekennzeichnete Infektionskrankheit".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Legionärskrankheit in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Legionärskrankheit, spelled L-E-G-I-O-N-Ä-R-S-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1durch eine von einer Tröpfcheninfektion hervorgerufene Lungenentzündung gekennzeichnete Infektionskrankheit
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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.
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Using “Legionärskrankheit”
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- The one correct German spelling is L-E-G-I-O-N-Ä-R-S-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [leɡi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯sˌkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.