Volksmedizin

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The verdict

“Volksmedizin” is uncommon German (frequency #96,477 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,477
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - traditionelle, oft über Generationen weitergegebene Heilmethoden und Praktiken, die häufig verschiedene (nicht immer wissenschaftlich validierte) Naturheilmittel verwenden

Corpus desk

Index DE-volksmedizin · Volksmedizin · German

Volksmedizin · rank #96,477 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,477
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Volksheld

Nearest frequency peer: Volksheld (-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 „Volksmedizin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Volksmedizin
PropertyValue
HeadwordVolksmedizin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters12
Frequency rank#96,477
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Volksmedizin“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Volksheld“ (#96,476), „Vollbesitz“ (#96,478), „Volksgerichtshof“ (#96,475). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Volksmedizin“ bei #96,477. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Volksmedizin is uncommon German at frequency #96,477 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "traditionelle, oft über Generationen weitergegebene Heilmethoden und Praktiken, die häufig verschiedene (nicht immer wissenschaftlich validierte) Naturheilmittel verwenden".

Zero misspellings are on record for Volksmedizin in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Volksmedizin, spelled V-O-L-K-S-M-E-D-I-Z-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    traditionelle, oft über Generationen weitergegebene Heilmethoden und Praktiken, die häufig verschiedene (nicht immer wissenschaftlich validierte) Naturheilmittel verwenden

Synonyms

Volksheilkunde

Antonyms

Schulmedizin

This word in other languages

folk medicine(English)

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 "Volksmedizin"?
"Volksmedizin" is spelled V-O-L-K-S-M-E-D-I-Z-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Volksmedizin" mean?
As a noun, "Volksmedizin" means: traditionelle, oft über Generationen weitergegebene Heilmethoden und Praktiken, die häufig verschiedene (nicht immer wissenschaftlich validierte) Naturheilmittel verwenden
How do you pronounce "Volksmedizin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Volksmedizin" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Volksmedizin" come from?
"Volksmedizin" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vortäuschung#96,485vierköpfigen#96,467verwurzelten#96,462Waldgebieten#96,494

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list