Poliomyelitis
[ˌpoli̯omyeˈliːtɪs]
The verdict
“Poliomyelitis” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - virale Infektionskrankheit, meist bei Kindern oder Jugendlichen, welche die Extremitäten lähmen kann
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Index DE-poliomyelitis · Poliomyelitis · German
Poliomyelitis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-7 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Poliomyelitis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌpoli̯omyeˈliːtɪs] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Poliomyelitis“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Poliomyelitis is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌpoli̯omyeˈliːtɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "virale Infektionskrankheit, meist bei Kindern oder Jugendlichen, welche die Extremitäten lähmen kann".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Poliomyelitis, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Poliomyelitis, spelled P-O-L-I-O-M-Y-E-L-I-T-I-S.
Definition
- 1virale Infektionskrankheit, meist bei Kindern oder Jugendlichen, welche die Extremitäten lähmen kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Poliomyelitis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Schluckimpfung verhindert sicher Poliomyelitis.
Vor 60 Jahren gab es eine Krankheit, die hieß Kinderlähmung, man sagt auch Poliomyelitis. Heute erkrankt fast niemand mehr daran, und zwar, weil eben die meisten Menschen dagegen geimpft sind.
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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.