Lungenembolie

[ˈlʊŋənˌʔɛmboˌliː]

/[ˈlʊŋənˌʔɛmboˌliː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lungenembolie” is uncommon German (frequency #56,324 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,324
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verstopfung einer Lungenarterie in der Lunge, beispielsweise durch ein Blutgerinnsel, seltener auch durch Fett, Luft, Fruchtwasser

Corpus desk

Index DE-lungenembolie · Lungenembolie · German

Lungenembolie · rank #56,324 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,324
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Luftwiderstand

Nearest frequency peer: Luftwiderstand (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Lungenembolie“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Lungenembolie“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lungenembolie
PropertyValue
HeadwordLungenembolie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlʊŋənˌʔɛmboˌliː]
Letters13
Frequency rank#56,324
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lungenembolie“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Lungenemboliefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Luftwiderstand“ (#56,323), „Luxemburgische“ (#56,325), „Luftfeuchte“ (#56,322). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lungenembolie“ bei #56,324. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lungenembolie is uncommon German at frequency #56,324 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlʊŋənˌʔɛmboˌliː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verstopfung einer Lungenarterie in der Lunge, beispielsweise durch ein Blutgerinnsel, seltener auch durch Fett, Luft, Fruchtwasser".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Lungenembolie, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for 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 Lungenembolie, spelled L-U-N-G-E-N-E-M-B-O-L-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verstopfung einer Lungenarterie in der Lunge, beispielsweise durch ein Blutgerinnsel, seltener auch durch Fett, Luft, Fruchtwasser

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Lungenembolie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Lungenembolie ist im Krankenhaus eine häufige Erkrankung.
  2. Wenn wichtige Blutgefäße verstopft sind, kann eine Lungenembolie tödlich sein.

Synonyms

LungenthrombemboliePulmonalarterienthrombembolieLungeninfarktPulmonale EmboliePulmonalembolieLungenarterienembolie

This word in other languages

embolie pulmonaire(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lungenembolie"?
"Lungenembolie" is spelled L-U-N-G-E-N-E-M-B-O-L-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊŋənˌʔɛmboˌliː].
What does "Lungenembolie" mean?
As a noun, "Lungenembolie" means: Verstopfung einer Lungenarterie in der Lunge, beispielsweise durch ein Blutgerinnsel, seltener auch durch Fett, Luft, Fruchtwasser
How do you pronounce "Lungenembolie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lungenembolie" is [ˈlʊŋənˌʔɛmboˌliː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lungenembolie" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lungenembolie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Martinskirche#56,335liebenswerten#56,312Metamorphosen#56,343Langenscheidt#56,304

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list