Neuralgie
[nɔɪ̯ʁalˈɡiː]
The verdict
“Neuralgie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schmerzen im Bereich sensibler Nerven, die anfallartig und ohne erkennbare anatomisch-histologische Schäden auftreten
Corpus desk
Index DE-neuralgie · Neuralgie · German
Neuralgie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | Neuralgie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [nɔɪ̯ʁalˈɡiː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Neuralgie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Neuralgie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [nɔɪ̯ʁalˈɡiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schmerzen im Bereich sensibler Nerven, die anfallartig und ohne erkennbare anatomisch-histologische Schäden auftreten".
Neuralgie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 Neuralgie, spelled N-E-U-R-A-L-G-I-E.
Definition
- 1Schmerzen im Bereich sensibler Nerven, die anfallartig und ohne erkennbare anatomisch-histologische Schäden auftreten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Neuralgie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er litt an einer schmerzhaften Neuralgie im Bereich der Nackenmuskulatur.
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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.