Magersucht

[ˈmaːɡɐˌzʊxt]

/[ˈmaːɡɐˌzʊxt]/ noun

The verdict

“Magersucht” is uncommon German (frequency #53,061 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,061
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - psychische Essstörung, bei der der Patient zu wenig Nahrung aufnimmt

Corpus desk

Index DE-magersucht · Magersucht · German

Magersucht · rank #53,061 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,061
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Madrider

Nearest frequency peer: Madrider (-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 „Magersucht“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Magersucht
PropertyValue
HeadwordMagersucht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaːɡɐˌzʊxt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,061
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Magersucht“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Magersuchtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Madrider“ (#53,060), „malus“ (#53,062), „machende“ (#53,059). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Magersucht“ bei #53,061. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Magersucht is uncommon German at frequency #53,061 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmaːɡɐˌzʊxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "psychische Essstörung, bei der der Patient zu wenig Nahrung aufnimmt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Magersucht, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Magersucht, spelled M-A-G-E-R-S-U-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    psychische Essstörung, bei der der Patient zu wenig Nahrung aufnimmt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seit ihrer Pubertät leidet sie an Magersucht.
  2. „Das erste Beispiel eines Kindes, das von einem Tag auf den anderen der Magersucht verfällt.“

Synonyms

Anorexia nervosa

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Magersucht"?
"Magersucht" is spelled M-A-G-E-R-S-U-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaːɡɐˌzʊxt].
What does "Magersucht" mean?
As a noun, "Magersucht" means: psychische Essstörung, bei der der Patient zu wenig Nahrung aufnimmt
How do you pronounce "Magersucht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Magersucht" is [ˈmaːɡɐˌzʊxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Magersucht" come from?
"Magersucht" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list