Spitex
German, noun[ˈʃpitɛks]
Spitex is spelled S-P-I-T-E-X (6 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 148,565th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spitex is a German feminine noun meaning “homecare” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ambulante, nicht stationäre Pflege und Betreuung im häuslichen Umfeld”.
What does Spitex mean in English?
noun
- 1
Switzerlandfemininehomecare
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ambulante, nicht stationäre Pflege und Betreuung im häuslichen Umfeld 2. ambulanter, nicht stationärer Pflege- und Betreuungsdienst, der Unterstützung im häuslichen Umfeld bietet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Spitex
- Spitexen plural
- Spitexe nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Spitex?
- [ˈʃpitɛks]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Spitex in German?
Spitex appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).