Neurochirurg
[ˈnɔɪ̯ʁoçiˌʁʊʁk]
The verdict
“Neurochirurg” is uncommon German (frequency #96,016 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,016
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chirurg, der operative Eingriffe am Nervensystem durchführt
Corpus desk
Index DE-neurochirurg · Neurochirurg · German
Neurochirurg · rank #96,016 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,016
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH Neuenstein
Nearest frequency peer: Neuenstein (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Neurochirurg“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Nebukadnezar
Nebukadnezar
3,991 corpus weight
- Neuenstein
Neuenstein
3,986 corpus weight
- Neurochirurg
Neurochirurg
3,985 corpus weight
- Neuwerk
Neuwerk
3,983 corpus weight
- Nichtangrif…
Nichtangriffspakt
3,981 corpus weight
- nichtigen
nichtigen
3,980 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Neurochirurg“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Neurochirurg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnɔɪ̯ʁoçiˌʁʊʁk] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #96,016 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Neurochirurg“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Neurochirurg is uncommon German at frequency #96,016 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɔɪ̯ʁoçiˌʁʊʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chirurg, der operative Eingriffe am Nervensystem durchführt".
Neurochirurg 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Neurochirurg, spelled N-E-U-R-O-C-H-I-R-U-R-G.
Definition
- 1Chirurg, der operative Eingriffe am Nervensystem durchführt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Neurochirurg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sein eigenes Bemühen als Neurochirurg habe dagegen ein bescheideneres Ziel: nämlich Patienten, die an psychischen oder zerebralen Störungen leiden, wieder in genau diese normale, banale Routine zurückzubringen.“
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); 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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