morbid
[mɔʁˈbiːt]
The verdict
“morbid” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kränklich, krankhaft
Corpus desk
Index DE-morbid · morbid · German
morbid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | morbid |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [mɔʁˈbiːt] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „morbid“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
morbid is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [mɔʁˈbiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
morbid doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is morbid, spelled M-O-R-B-I-D.
Definition
- 1kränklich, krankhaft
- 2den inneren, moralischen Verfall betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how morbid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Prävalenz der morbiden Adipositas steigt auch in Deutschland an.“
„Keines der beiden Lager kann seine Ziele umsetzen, aber mit morbider Lust behindern sie sich wechselseitig.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.