Spondylitis
[ˌʃpɔndyˈliːtɪs]
The verdict
“Spondylitis” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wirbelentzündung (Entzündung der Wirbelkörper)
Corpus desk
Index DE-spondylitis · Spondylitis · German
Spondylitis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Spondylitis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌʃpɔndyˈliːtɪs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Spondylitis“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Spondylitis is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌʃpɔndyˈliːtɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wirbelentzündung (Entzündung der Wirbelkörper)".
Spondylitis doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Spondylitis, spelled S-P-O-N-D-Y-L-I-T-I-S.
Definition
- 1Wirbelentzündung (Entzündung der Wirbelkörper)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Spondylitis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Spondylitis ist in Deutschland eine relativ seltene Erkrankung, hervorgerufen durch Streptokokken.
Ist Spondylitis diagnostiziert, ist sie als Notfall zu behandeln und die Patienten müssen im Krankenhaus strenge Bettruhe einhalten.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.