Neurose
[nɔɪ̯ˈʁoːzə]
The verdict
“Neurose” is an uncommon German word, ranked #94,674 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #94,674
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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, ...
| 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) |
Where “Neurose” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Neurose is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [nɔɪ̯ˈʁoːzə]. Corpus data places it at rank #94,674 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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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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Using “Neurose”
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- The one correct German spelling is N-E-U-R-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.