Narkose
[naʁˈkoːzə]
The verdict
“Narkose” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,253. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,253
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - medikamentös herbeigeführter, kontrollierter Zustand der Bewusstlosigkeit, bei Bedarf mit Schmerzausschaltung und Muskelerschlaffung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Narkose |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [naʁˈkoːzə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #29,253 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Narkose” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Narkose (IPA [naʁˈkoːzə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,253 among 26,919 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "medikamentös herbeigeführter, kontrollierter Zustand der Bewusstlosigkeit, bei Bedarf mit Schmerzausschaltung und Muskelerschlaffung".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Narkose, with forms such as "anrkose", "nakrose", and "narkkose". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Narkose, spelled N-A-R-K-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1medikamentös herbeigeführter, kontrollierter Zustand der Bewusstlosigkeit, bei Bedarf mit Schmerzausschaltung und Muskelerschlaffung
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: anrkose,nakrose,narkkose,narkoes,narkosse,narksoe,narokse,narrkose,nnarkose,nrakose
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Narkose - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Narkose”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-A-R-K-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [naʁˈkoːzə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.