Sauerstoffmangel

[ˈzaʊ̯ɐʃtɔfˌmaŋl̩]

/[ˈzaʊ̯ɐʃtɔfˌmaŋl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sauerstoffmangel” is uncommon German (frequency #50,857 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,857
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Mangel an Sauerstoff; Zustand, bei dem Sauerstoff in nicht ausreichender Menge verfügbar ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-sauerstoffmangel · Sauerstoffmangel · German

Sauerstoffmangel · rank #50,857 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,857
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sarin

Nearest frequency peer: Sarin (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Sauerstoffmangel”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Sauerstoffmangel” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for Sauerstoffmangel
PropertyValue
HeadwordSauerstoffmangel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaʊ̯ɐʃtɔfˌmaŋl̩]
Letters16
Frequency rank#50,857
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sauerstoffmangel” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Sauerstoffmangel lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sauerstoffmangel is uncommon German at frequency #50,857 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaʊ̯ɐʃtɔfˌmaŋl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mangel an Sauerstoff; Zustand, bei dem Sauerstoff in nicht ausreichender Menge verfügbar ist".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Sauerstoffmangel, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Sauerstoffmangel, spelled S-A-U-E-R-S-T-O-F-F-M-A-N-G-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mangel an Sauerstoff; Zustand, bei dem Sauerstoff in nicht ausreichender Menge verfügbar ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wegen des Sauerstoffmangels waren wir erschöpft, und es fehlte nicht mehr viel, bis wir das Bewußtsein verlieren würden.“
  2. „Auch führten die hohen Temperaturen in den Seen zu Sauerstoffmangel und damit zu einem verbreiteten Fischsterben.“

Synonyms

SauerstoffarmutSauerstoffknappheit

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sauerstoffmangel"?
"Sauerstoffmangel" is spelled S-A-U-E-R-S-T-O-F-F-M-A-N-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaʊ̯ɐʃtɔfˌmaŋl̩].
What does "Sauerstoffmangel" mean?
As a noun, "Sauerstoffmangel" means: Mangel an Sauerstoff; Zustand, bei dem Sauerstoff in nicht ausreichender Menge verfügbar ist
How do you pronounce "Sauerstoffmangel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sauerstoffmangel" is [ˈzaʊ̯ɐʃtɔfˌmaŋl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sauerstoffmangel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list