Skorbut

[skɔʁˈbuːt]

/[skɔʁˈbuːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Skorbut” is uncommon German (frequency #76,175 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,175
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Krankheit, die durch einen Mangel an Vitamin C hervorgerufen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-skorbut · Skorbut · German

Skorbut · rank #76,175 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,175
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sita

Nearest frequency peer: Sita (-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 „Skorbut“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Skorbut
PropertyValue
HeadwordSkorbut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[skɔʁˈbuːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#76,175
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Skorbut“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Skorbutfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sita“ (#76,174), „sinnvollsten“ (#76,173), „sinner“ (#76,172). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Skorbut“ bei #76,175. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Skorbut is uncommon German at frequency #76,175 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [skɔʁˈbuːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Krankheit, die durch einen Mangel an Vitamin C hervorgerufen wird".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Skorbut, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Skorbut, spelled S-K-O-R-B-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Krankheit, die durch einen Mangel an Vitamin C hervorgerufen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der Vergangenheit fielen viele Seeleute dem Skorbut zum Opfer.
  2. Um dem Skorbut vorzubeugen, hatte man Sauerkraut oder Zitronen an Bord von Schiffen.

Synonyms

ScharbockMöller-Barlow-KrankheitMöller-Barlow-Syndrom

This word in other languages

scurvy(English)escorbuto(Español)scorbut(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 "Skorbut"?
"Skorbut" is spelled S-K-O-R-B-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [skɔʁˈbuːt].
What does "Skorbut" mean?
As a noun, "Skorbut" means: Krankheit, die durch einen Mangel an Vitamin C hervorgerufen wird
How do you pronounce "Skorbut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Skorbut" is [skɔʁˈbuːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Skorbut" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schraub#76,136stampft#76,214Schekel#76,124Stielen#76,226

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list