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Species

German[ˈʃpeːt͡si̯ɛs]

Species is a German noun. The German Wiktionary defines it as “die besondere Art einer Gattung”; the English Wiktionary has no entry for it yet.

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. die besondere Art einer Gattung

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Species

  • Spezies alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Species?

  • [ˈʃpeːt͡si̯ɛs]
  • [ˈspeːt͡si̯ɛs]
  • plural [ˈʃpeːt͡si̯eːs]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Species

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Species in German?

Species appears 2.4 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).