Leukotomie
[lɔɪ̯kotoˈmiː]
The verdict
“Leukotomie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine neurochirurgische Operation, bei der die Nervenbahnen zwischen Thalamus und Stirnhirn sowie Teile der grauen Substanz durchtrennt werden
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Index DE-leukotomie · Leukotomie · German
Leukotomie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | Leukotomie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lɔɪ̯kotoˈmiː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Leukotomie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Leukotomie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [lɔɪ̯kotoˈmiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine neurochirurgische Operation, bei der die Nervenbahnen zwischen Thalamus und Stirnhirn sowie Teile der grauen Substanz durchtrennt werden".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Leukotomie, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Leukotomie, spelled L-E-U-K-O-T-O-M-I-E.
Definition
- 1eine neurochirurgische Operation, bei der die Nervenbahnen zwischen Thalamus und Stirnhirn sowie Teile der grauen Substanz durchtrennt werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Leukotomie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aber die bisherigen Methoden der Lobotomie, Leukotomie oder Elektroschocktherapie waren reine Schlächterei, verglichen mit der Anwendung der feinen Elektronadeln.“
„Die Leukotomie milderte wohl die Leidenszustände der Patienten, führte aber zu erheblichen organisch-psychischen Störungen, auch Persönlichkeitsveränderungen.“
Synonyms
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.