abiotisch

[aˈbi̯oːtɪʃ]

/[aˈbi̯oːtɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unbelebt, nicht durch das Leben bedingt, nicht durch biologische Systeme bedingt

Corpus desk

Index DE-abiotisch · abiotisch · German

abiotisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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 abiotisch
PropertyValue
Headwordabiotisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aˈbi̯oːtɪʃ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „abiotisch“ im Deutschen

abiotischliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

abiotisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aˈbi̯oːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unbelebt, nicht durch das Leben bedingt, nicht durch biologische Systeme bedingt".

abiotisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 abiotisch, spelled A-B-I-O-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    unbelebt, nicht durch das Leben bedingt, nicht durch biologische Systeme bedingt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dabei betrachten die Wissenschaftler die taxonomische Zusammensetzung, Diversität, die Evolutionsgeschichte sowie biogeografische Affinitäten der Dinosaurierfaunen des mittleren und späten Jura, sie berücksichtigen zudem abiotische Einflussfaktoren wie Geografie und Klima.

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 "abiotisch"?
"abiotisch" is spelled A-B-I-O-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈbi̯oːtɪʃ].
What does "abiotisch" mean?
As an adjective, "abiotisch" means: unbelebt, nicht durch das Leben bedingt, nicht durch biologische Systeme bedingt
How do you pronounce "abiotisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abiotisch" is [aˈbi̯oːtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abiotisch" come from?
"abiotisch" 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