Plegie

[pleˈɡiː]

/[pleˈɡiː]/ noun

The verdict

“Plegie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine vollständige Lähmung der Skelettmuskeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-plegie · Plegie · German

Plegie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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.

Key facts for Plegie
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlegie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pleˈɡiː]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Plegie“ im Deutschen

Plegieliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Plegie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pleˈɡiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine vollständige Lähmung der Skelettmuskeln".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Plegie, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Plegie, spelled P-L-E-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine vollständige Lähmung der Skelettmuskeln

Synonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Plegie"?
"Plegie" is spelled P-L-E-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pleˈɡiː].
What does "Plegie" mean?
As a noun, "Plegie" means: eine vollständige Lähmung der Skelettmuskeln
How do you pronounce "Plegie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Plegie" is [pleˈɡiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Plegie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list