Pneumonie

[ˌpnɔɪ̯moˈniː]

/[ˌpnɔɪ̯moˈniː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pneumonie” is uncommon German (frequency #85,696 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,696
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - akute oder chronische Entzündung des Gewebes der Lunge

Corpus desk

Index DE-pneumonie · Pneumonie · German

Pneumonie · rank #85,696 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,696
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Plädoyers

Nearest frequency peer: Plädoyers (-1 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 „Pneumonie“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Pneumonie“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pneumonie
PropertyValue
HeadwordPneumonie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌpnɔɪ̯moˈniː]
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,696
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pneumonie“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Pneumoniefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Plädoyers“ (#85,695), „Platzverweise“ (#85,694), „Polizeiführung“ (#85,698). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pneumonie“ bei #85,696. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pneumonie is uncommon German at frequency #85,696 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌpnɔɪ̯moˈniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "akute oder chronische Entzündung des Gewebes der Lunge".

Zero misspellings are on record for Pneumonie in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Pneumonie, spelled P-N-E-U-M-O-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    akute oder chronische Entzündung des Gewebes der Lunge

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Pneumonie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Pneumonien stellen unter den Infektionskrankheiten in den industrialisierten Ländern die häufigste Todesursache dar.“
  2. Der Patient ist aufgrund einer Pneumonie sehr geschwächt.

Synonyms

Lungenentzündung

This word in other languages

pneumonia(English)neumonía(Español)pneumonie(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pneumonie"?
"Pneumonie" is spelled P-N-E-U-M-O-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌpnɔɪ̯moˈniː].
What does "Pneumonie" mean?
As a noun, "Pneumonie" means: akute oder chronische Entzündung des Gewebes der Lunge
How do you pronounce "Pneumonie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pneumonie" is [ˌpnɔɪ̯moˈniː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pneumonie" come from?
"Pneumonie" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pneumonie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Plädoyers#85,695Privatier#85,706prügelten#85,717Quartalen#85,723

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list