Zwangsstörung

[ˈt͡svaŋsˌʃtøːʁʊŋ]

/[ˈt͡svaŋsˌʃtøːʁʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Zwangsstörung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - psychische Krankheit, bei der Zwangsgedanken und/oder Zwangshandlungen auftreten

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Index DE-zwangsstorung · Zwangsstörung · German

Zwangsstörung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Z" 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.

Key facts for Zwangsstörung
PropertyValue
HeadwordZwangsstörung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡svaŋsˌʃtøːʁʊŋ]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zwangsstörung“ im Deutschen

Zwangsstörungsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zwangsstörung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡svaŋsˌʃtøːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "psychische Krankheit, bei der Zwangsgedanken und/oder Zwangshandlungen auftreten".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Zwangsstörung in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Zwangsstörung, spelled Z-W-A-N-G-S-S-T-Ö-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    psychische Krankheit, bei der Zwangsgedanken und/oder Zwangshandlungen auftreten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Weitere Indikationen der Thymoleptika sind Angst- und Zwangsstörungen, Entzugssyndrome sowie Schmerzbehandlung.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zwangsstörung"?
"Zwangsstörung" is spelled Z-W-A-N-G-S-S-T-Ö-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svaŋsˌʃtøːʁʊŋ].
What does "Zwangsstörung" mean?
As a noun, "Zwangsstörung" means: psychische Krankheit, bei der Zwangsgedanken und/oder Zwangshandlungen auftreten
How do you pronounce "Zwangsstörung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zwangsstörung" is [ˈt͡svaŋsˌʃtøːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zwangsstörung" come from?
"Zwangsstörung" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list