traumatisieren
[tʁaʊ̯matiˈziːʁən]
The verdict
“traumatisieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem ein Trauma, eine schwere psychische Störung, zufügen
Corpus desk
Index DE-traumatisieren · traumatisieren · German
traumatisieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | traumatisieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [tʁaʊ̯matiˈziːʁən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „traumatisieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
traumatisieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [tʁaʊ̯matiˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemandem ein Trauma, eine schwere psychische Störung, zufügen".
traumatisieren has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is traumatisieren, spelled T-R-A-U-M-A-T-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem ein Trauma, eine schwere psychische Störung, zufügen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how traumatisieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Vor allem die rohe Gewalt der Eindringlinge traumatisiert die Römer zutiefst.“
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.