Rheumatismus
[ʁɔɪ̯maˈtɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Rheumatismus” 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) - Erkrankung durch Entzündung von Gelenken, Muskeln und/oder anderen Körperteilen
Corpus desk
Index DE-rheumatismus · Rheumatismus · German
Rheumatismus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Rheumatismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁɔɪ̯maˈtɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rheumatismus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rheumatismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁɔɪ̯maˈtɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Erkrankung durch Entzündung von Gelenken, Muskeln und/oder anderen Körperteilen".
Rheumatismus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rheumatismus, spelled R-H-E-U-M-A-T-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Erkrankung durch Entzündung von Gelenken, Muskeln und/oder anderen Körperteilen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rheumatismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auch von seinem Rheumatismus erzählt Großvater, als der ausgeheilt ist, wie von einem Beruf, in dem er sich versucht hat.“
„Von Rheumatismen gequält, die ihre Ursache zum Teil in den Proben in einem selbst während der kältesten Februartage nicht geheizten Theater haben, ist Hoffmann ans Haus gefesselt und empfängt häufig Billetts oder Besuche von Seconda, mit dem die Zwistigkeiten zunehmen.“
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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.