Mukoviszidose

[ˌmuːkovɪst͡siˈdoːzə]

/[ˌmuːkovɪst͡siˈdoːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mukoviszidose” is uncommon German (frequency #91,970 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,970
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine angeborene Stoffwechselerkrankung

Key facts for Mukoviszidose
PropertyValue
HeadwordMukoviszidose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌmuːkovɪst͡siˈdoːzə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#91,970
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mukoviszidose” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Mukoviszidose lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mukoviszidose is uncommon German at frequency #91,970 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌmuːkovɪst͡siˈdoːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine angeborene Stoffwechselerkrankung".

Mukoviszidose has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Mukoviszidose, spelled M-U-K-O-V-I-S-Z-I-D-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine angeborene Stoffwechselerkrankung

Synonyms

zystische Fibrose

This word in other languages

mucoviscidose(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 "Mukoviszidose"?
"Mukoviszidose" is spelled M-U-K-O-V-I-S-Z-I-D-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌmuːkovɪst͡siˈdoːzə].
What does "Mukoviszidose" mean?
As a noun, "Mukoviszidose" means: eine angeborene Stoffwechselerkrankung
How do you pronounce "Mukoviszidose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mukoviszidose" is [ˌmuːkovɪst͡siˈdoːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mukoviszidose" come from?
"Mukoviszidose" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Mukoviszidose”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-U-K-O-V-I-S-Z-I-D-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌmuːkovɪst͡siˈdoːzə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list