Neurose
[nɔɪ̯ˈʁoːzə]
The verdict
“Neurose” is uncommon German (frequency #94,674 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,674
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - psychische Störung, die gekennzeichnet ist durch eine Verhaltensstörung, welche dem Erkrankten im Gegensatz zur Psychose jedoch bewusst ist und/oder mit einer körperlich-funktionellen (nervlichen, ...
Corpus desk
Index DE-neurose · Neurose · German
Neurose · rank #94,674 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,674
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH Netbook
Nearest frequency peer: Netbook (-2 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 „Neurose“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- natürlichste
natürlichste
5,334 corpus weight
- Naz
Naz
5,333 corpus weight
- Nebelschein…
Nebelscheinwerfer
5,330 corpus weight
- Netbook
Netbook
5,329 corpus weight
- Neurose
Neurose
5,327 corpus weight
- nies
nies
5,322 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Neurose“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Neurose |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [nɔɪ̯ˈʁoːzə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #94,674 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Neurose“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Neurose is uncommon German at frequency #94,674 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [nɔɪ̯ˈʁoːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "psychische Störung, die gekennzeichnet ist durch eine Verhaltensstörung, welche dem Erkrankten im Gegensatz zur Psychose jedoch bewusst ist und/oder mit einer körperlich-funktionellen (nervlichen, ...".
Neurose has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Neurose, spelled N-E-U-R-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1psychische Störung, die gekennzeichnet ist durch eine Verhaltensstörung, welche dem Erkrankten im Gegensatz zur Psychose jedoch bewusst ist und/oder mit einer körperlich-funktionellen (nervlichen, somatischen) Veränderung einhergeht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Neurose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Jede Zeit hat ihre Neurose – und jede Zeit braucht ihre Psychotherapie.“
„Die Neurose Rétifs, bestehend in der Hemmungslosigkeit eines Durchgängers, brachte keine Verwicklungen, weil er keine Anlage um Bösewicht hatte, wie er selber weiß.“
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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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