Tuberkulose

[tubɛʁkuˈloːzə]

/[tubɛʁkuˈloːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tuberkulose” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,094. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,094
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chronische, bakterielle Infektionskrankheit, die durch Tuberkelbazillen verursacht wird, die alle Organe angreifen kann, aber meist die Lunge angreift

Corpus desk

Index DE-tuberkulose · Tuberkulose · German

Tuberkulose · rank #20,094 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,094
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tschechoslowa…

Nearest frequency peer: Tschechoslowakei (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Tuberkulose“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Tuberkulose“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tuberkulose
PropertyValue
HeadwordTuberkulose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tubɛʁkuˈloːzə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#20,094
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Tuberkulose“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Tuberkuloseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Tschechoslowakei“ (#20,093), „tödlicher“ (#20,095), „Treffern“ (#20,092). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tuberkulose“ bei #20,094. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Tuberkulose (IPA [tubɛʁkuˈloːzə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,094 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "chronische, bakterielle Infektionskrankheit, die durch Tuberkelbazillen verursacht wird, die alle Organe angreifen kann, aber meist die Lunge angreift".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tuberkulose, with forms such as "tbuerkulose", "ttuberkulose", and "tubberkulose". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Tuberkulose, spelled T-U-B-E-R-K-U-L-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    chronische, bakterielle Infektionskrankheit, die durch Tuberkelbazillen verursacht wird, die alle Organe angreifen kann, aber meist die Lunge angreift

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Tuberkulose führt die Statistik der tödlichen Infektionskrankheiten an und die WHO schätzt, dass in den nächsten zehn Jahren 30 Millionen Todesfälle eintreten werden.
  2. „Beide Eltern fielen der Tuberkulose zum Opfer - wie schließlich Bolívar selbst.“

Synonyms

SchwindsuchtMorbus

This word in other languages

tuberculosis(English)tuberculosis(Español)tuberculose(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tbuerkulose
  • ttuberkulose
  • tubberkulose
  • tubekrulose
  • tuberkkulose
  • tuberkluose
  • tuberkullose
  • tuberkuloes
  • tuberkulosse
  • tuberkulsoe
  • tuberkuolse
  • tuberrkulose
  • tuberuklose
  • tubrekulose
  • tuebrkulose
  • utberkulose

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tuberkulose - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

tbuerkulose2ttuberkulose1tubberkulose1tubekrulose2tuberkkulose1tuberkluose2tuberkullose1tuberkuloes2
Edit distance from "Tuberkulose"

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 "Tuberkulose"?
"Tuberkulose" is spelled T-U-B-E-R-K-U-L-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [tubɛʁkuˈloːzə].
What does "Tuberkulose" mean?
As a noun, "Tuberkulose" means: chronische, bakterielle Infektionskrankheit, die durch Tuberkelbazillen verursacht wird, die alle Organe angreifen kann, aber meist die Lunge angreift
What are common misspellings of "Tuberkulose"?
Common misspellings include "tbuerkulose", "ttuberkulose", "tubberkulose", "tubekrulose", "tuberkkulose". The correct spelling is "Tuberkulose".
How do you pronounce "Tuberkulose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tuberkulose" is [tubɛʁkuˈloːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tuberkulose" come from?
"Tuberkulose" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list