Neurose
German, noun/nɔɪ̯ˈʁoːzə/
Neurose is spelled N-E-U-R-O-S-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 94,067th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Neurose is a German feminine noun meaning “neurosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “psychische Störung, die gekennzeichnet ist durch eine Verhaltensstörung, welche dem Erkrankten im Gegensatz…”.
What does Neurose mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineneurosis
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. 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, somatischen) Veränderung einhergeht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Neurose
- Neurosen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Neurose?
- /nɔɪ̯ˈʁoːzə/
- [nɔɪ̯ˈʁoːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Neurose
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Neurose in German?
Neurose appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).