Marasmus
[maˈʁasmus]
The verdict
“Marasmus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fortschreitender Verfall der körperlichen und geistigen Kräfte, durch Alter, Krankheit oder Mangelernährung; Eiweiß- und Energiemangel
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Index DE-marasmus · Marasmus · German
Marasmus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | Marasmus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈʁasmus] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Marasmus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Marasmus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈʁasmus]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Marasmus in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Marasmus, spelled M-A-R-A-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1fortschreitender Verfall der körperlichen und geistigen Kräfte, durch Alter, Krankheit oder Mangelernährung; Eiweiß- und Energiemangel
- 2Verlust an Kraft; Verfall
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Marasmus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Masern", schrieb die New York Times, sind bei mangelernährten afrikanischen Kindern „ein Killer". Andere Folgeerkrankungen durch unzureichende Ernährung: Eisenmangelanämie, Diarrhöe, Marasmus (allgemeiner Verfall) und Kwashiorkor (ein sogenannter Mehlnährschaden, der, sich entwickelt, wenn trotz ausreichender Kohlehydrateernährung dem Körper zuwenig…
Die Auswirkungen: In den Slums von Bangkok ist jedes zweite Baby unterernährt, und jedes siebte Kleinkind leidet an Marasmus.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.