Vasektomie

[vazɛktoˈmiː]

/[vazɛktoˈmiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vasektomie” is uncommon German (frequency #92,379 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,379
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sterilisation mittels Entfernung eines Teiles des Samenleiters

Corpus desk

Index DE-vasektomie · Vasektomie · German

Vasektomie · rank #92,379 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,379
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vamos

Nearest frequency peer: vamos (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Vasektomie“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Vasektomie“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vasektomie
PropertyValue
HeadwordVasektomie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vazɛktoˈmiː]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,379
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vasektomie“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Vasektomiefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vamos“ (#92,378), „Velburg“ (#92,380), „verabreichte“ (#92,381). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vasektomie“ bei #92,379. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vasektomie is uncommon German at frequency #92,379 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [vazɛktoˈmiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sterilisation mittels Entfernung eines Teiles des Samenleiters".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Vasektomie, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Vasektomie, spelled V-A-S-E-K-T-O-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sterilisation mittels Entfernung eines Teiles des Samenleiters

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ihr Mann verschwieg ihr jahrelange seine Vasektomie.

Synonyms

Vasoresektion

Antonyms

Tubensterilisation

This word in other languages

vasectomy(English)vasectomía(Español)vasectomie(Français)

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 "Vasektomie"?
"Vasektomie" is spelled V-A-S-E-K-T-O-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [vazɛktoˈmiː].
What does "Vasektomie" mean?
As a noun, "Vasektomie" means: Sterilisation mittels Entfernung eines Teiles des Samenleiters
How do you pronounce "Vasektomie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vasektomie" is [vazɛktoˈmiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vasektomie" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verbrennst#92,382utopischer#92,374Verhandler#92,392verkaufter#92,393

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list