Anisotropie
[anʔizotʁoˈpiː]
The verdict
“Anisotropie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft von Stoffen (vor allem bei Kristallen), unterschiedliche physikalische und chemische Eigenschaften nach verschiedenen Richtungen aufzuweisen
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Index DE-anisotropie · Anisotropie · German
Anisotropie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Anisotropie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [anʔizotʁoˈpiː] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Anisotropie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Anisotropie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [anʔizotʁoˈpiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Anisotropie has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 Anisotropie, spelled A-N-I-S-O-T-R-O-P-I-E.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft von Stoffen (vor allem bei Kristallen), unterschiedliche physikalische und chemische Eigenschaften nach verschiedenen Richtungen aufzuweisen
- 2Eigenschaft von bestimmten Organismen beziehungsweise Pflanzen, unter identischen Umweltbedingungen in verschiedene Richtungen zu wachsen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Anisotropie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eine charakteristische Besonderheit von Monokristallen ist ihre Anisotropie, d. h. die Richtungabhängigkeit physikalischer […] Eigenschaften.“
„Im Falle hexagonaler Anisotropie schneiden sich in jedem Mittelflächenpunkt drei elastische Symmetrieachsen unter einem Winkel von 60°.“
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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.