Tobsucht

[ˈtoːpˌzʊxt]

/[ˈtoːpˌzʊxt]/ noun

The verdict

“Tobsucht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - psychische Störung, die sich in übermäßigem Zorn äußert

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Index DE-tobsucht · Tobsucht · German

Tobsucht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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.

Key facts for Tobsucht
PropertyValue
HeadwordTobsucht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtoːpˌzʊxt]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tobsucht“ im Deutschen

Tobsuchtliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tobsucht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtoːpˌzʊxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "psychische Störung, die sich in übermäßigem Zorn äußert".

Tobsucht doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Tobsucht, spelled T-O-B-S-U-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    psychische Störung, die sich in übermäßigem Zorn äußert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Seine Wutanfälle, sein chronisches Vergeltungsbedürfnis, dessen erreichbares Opfer seine Frau war, artete nie in Tobsucht aus, soviel wir wissen.“
  2. „Ihr Mann hatte lange mit Dingen aus seiner Vergangenheit zu kämpfen und ein Alkoholproblem, und Tove fürchtete, er könne den Halt verlieren, wieder zu trinken beginnen, Anfälle von Tobsucht und Selbstmitleid bekommen, wenn sie ihn verließe.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tobsucht"?
"Tobsucht" is spelled T-O-B-S-U-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtoːpˌzʊxt].
What does "Tobsucht" mean?
As a noun, "Tobsucht" means: psychische Störung, die sich in übermäßigem Zorn äußert
How do you pronounce "Tobsucht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tobsucht" is [ˈtoːpˌzʊxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tobsucht" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list