Mortalitätsrate

[mɔʁtaliˈtɛːt͡sˌʁaːtə]

/[mɔʁtaliˈtɛːt͡sˌʁaːtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Mortalitätsrate” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Todesfälle (Anzahl der gestorbenen Personen) in der untersuchten Gruppe (oft bezogen auf 1 Jahr und 1.000/100.000 Personen, Rate)

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Index DE-mortalitatsrate · Mortalitätsrate · German

Mortalitätsrate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for Mortalitätsrate
PropertyValue
HeadwordMortalitätsrate
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mɔʁtaliˈtɛːt͡sˌʁaːtə]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mortalitätsrate“ im Deutschen

Mortalitätsrateliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mortalitätsrate is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɔʁtaliˈtɛːt͡sˌʁaːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Todesfälle (Anzahl der gestorbenen Personen) in der untersuchten Gruppe (oft bezogen auf 1 Jahr und 1.000/100.000 Personen, Rate)".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mortalitätsrate, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mortalitätsrate, spelled M-O-R-T-A-L-I-T-Ä-T-S-R-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Todesfälle (Anzahl der gestorbenen Personen) in der untersuchten Gruppe (oft bezogen auf 1 Jahr und 1.000/100.000 Personen, Rate)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die krankheitsbedingte Mortalitätsrate zur Influenza gibt an, wie viele von 1000 Personen in einem bestimmten Zeitraum an Influenza verstarben.
  2. Im Gegensatz zur Mortalitätsrate bezieht sich die Letalitätsrate auf die Todesfälle unter den erkrankten Personen.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mortalitätsrate"?
"Mortalitätsrate" is spelled M-O-R-T-A-L-I-T-Ä-T-S-R-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [mɔʁtaliˈtɛːt͡sˌʁaːtə].
What does "Mortalitätsrate" mean?
As a noun, "Mortalitätsrate" means: Todesfälle (Anzahl der gestorbenen Personen) in der untersuchten Gruppe (oft bezogen auf 1 Jahr und 1.000/100.000 Personen, Rate)
How do you pronounce "Mortalitätsrate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mortalitätsrate" is [mɔʁtaliˈtɛːt͡sˌʁaːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mortalitätsrate" come from?
"Mortalitätsrate" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list