Oligophrenie
[oliɡofʁeˈniː]
The verdict
“Oligophrenie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gering/unterdurchschnittlich ausgeprägte Intelligenz, entweder aufgrund genetischen Erbes/Defekts oder frühkindlicher (vor Abschluss der Hirnreifung) Schädigung
Corpus desk
Index DE-oligophrenie · Oligophrenie · German
Oligophrenie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | Oligophrenie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oliɡofʁeˈniː] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Oligophrenie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Oligophrenie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [oliɡofʁeˈniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gering/unterdurchschnittlich ausgeprägte Intelligenz, entweder aufgrund genetischen Erbes/Defekts oder frühkindlicher (vor Abschluss der Hirnreifung) Schädigung".
Oligophrenie has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Oligophrenie, spelled O-L-I-G-O-P-H-R-E-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1gering/unterdurchschnittlich ausgeprägte Intelligenz, entweder aufgrund genetischen Erbes/Defekts oder frühkindlicher (vor Abschluss der Hirnreifung) Schädigung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Oligophrenie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Oligophrenie ist eine angeborene oder erworbene Minderintelligenz.
Der Schweregrad einer Oligophrenie reicht von der Idiotie bis hin zu einem IQ von 100, also der leichtesten Form einer Schwachbegabung.
Antonyms
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.