Schleudertrauma

[ˈʃlɔɪ̯dɐˌtʁaʊ̯ma]

/[ˈʃlɔɪ̯dɐˌtʁaʊ̯ma]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schleudertrauma” is uncommon German (frequency #93,547 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,547
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Verletzung der Halswirbelsäule, verursacht zum Beispiel durch den Ruck, den man erleidet, wenn ein anderes Fahrzeug auf das eigene auffährt

Corpus desk

Index DE-schleudertrauma · Schleudertrauma · German

Schleudertrauma · rank #93,547 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,547
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 107,600
  • PHOTO-FINISH schleppenden

Nearest frequency peer: schleppenden (-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 “Schleudertrauma”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Schleudertrauma” 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 May 6, 2026
Key facts for Schleudertrauma
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchleudertrauma
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlɔɪ̯dɐˌtʁaʊ̯ma]
Letters15
Frequency rank#93,547
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schleudertrauma” 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). Schleudertrauma 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

Schleudertrauma is uncommon German at frequency #93,547 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlɔɪ̯dɐˌtʁaʊ̯ma]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verletzung der Halswirbelsäule, verursacht zum Beispiel durch den Ruck, den man erleidet, wenn ein anderes Fahrzeug auf das eigene auffährt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schleudertrauma, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schleudertrauma, spelled S-C-H-L-E-U-D-E-R-T-R-A-U-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verletzung der Halswirbelsäule, verursacht zum Beispiel durch den Ruck, den man erleidet, wenn ein anderes Fahrzeug auf das eigene auffährt

Synonyms

HalswürbelsäulentraumaHWS-DistorsionHWS-TraumaPeitschenschlag-Phänomen

This word in other languages

traumatismo cervical(Español)

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 "Schleudertrauma"?
"Schleudertrauma" is spelled S-C-H-L-E-U-D-E-R-T-R-A-U-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlɔɪ̯dɐˌtʁaʊ̯ma].
What does "Schleudertrauma" mean?
As a noun, "Schleudertrauma" means: Verletzung der Halswirbelsäule, verursacht zum Beispiel durch den Ruck, den man erleidet, wenn ein anderes Fahrzeug auf das eigene auffährt
How do you pronounce "Schleudertrauma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schleudertrauma" is [ˈʃlɔɪ̯dɐˌtʁaʊ̯ma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schicksalhaften#93,537Schichtarbeiter#93,536selbstgefällige#93,580Situationskomik#93,602
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