Amöbe
[aˈmøːbə]
The verdict
“Amöbe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eukaryotischer Einzeller, der durch ständige Änderung seiner Gestalt ausgezeichnet ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-amobe · Amöbe · German
Amöbe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Amöbe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈmøːbə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Amöbe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Amöbe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈmøːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eukaryotischer Einzeller, der durch ständige Änderung seiner Gestalt ausgezeichnet ist".
Zero misspellings are on record for Amöbe in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Amöbe, spelled A-M-Ö-B-E.
Definition
- 1eukaryotischer Einzeller, der durch ständige Änderung seiner Gestalt ausgezeichnet ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Amöbe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Einige Amöben können Krankheiten verursachen.
Amöben galten bis ins frühe 20. Jahrhundert als die ursprünglichsten Tiere.
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.