Vomitorium
[vomiˈtoːʁiʊm]
The verdict
“Vomitorium” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Gang in einem antiken Amphitheater oder Circus, durch den die Zuschauer zu den Sitzreihen gelangten
Corpus desk
Index DE-vomitorium · Vomitorium · German
Vomitorium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | Vomitorium |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [vomiˈtoːʁiʊm] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vomitorium“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vomitorium is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [vomiˈtoːʁiʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Vomitorium doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Vomitorium, spelled V-O-M-I-T-O-R-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1der Gang in einem antiken Amphitheater oder Circus, durch den die Zuschauer zu den Sitzreihen gelangten
- 2Mittel, das Erbrechen (Vomitus) auslöst, nachdem man es eingenommen hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vomitorium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der zweyten und dritten Abtheilung lagen die Treppen, die in die verschiedenen Stockwerke der Sitz-Stufen, und zu den Vomitorien, oder Zugängen zu den Sitzen, führten.
In dem Amphitheater zu Verona befanden sich in jedem Stockwerke der Sitz-Stufen sechszehn Vomitorien, daher ihre Anzahl in dem ganzen Amphitheater vier und sechszig betrug.
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.