Artenexplosion
[ˈaːɐ̯tn̩ʔɛksploˌzi̯oːn]
The verdict
“Artenexplosion” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entstehung zahlreicher neuer Pflanzen- und Tierarten während eines erdgeschichtlich kurzen Zeitraums
Corpus desk
Index DE-artenexplosion · Artenexplosion · German
Artenexplosion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | Artenexplosion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaːɐ̯tn̩ʔɛksploˌzi̯oːn] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Artenexplosion“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Artenexplosion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaːɐ̯tn̩ʔɛksploˌzi̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entstehung zahlreicher neuer Pflanzen- und Tierarten während eines erdgeschichtlich kurzen Zeitraums".
No misspelling variants are generated for Artenexplosion in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Artenexplosion, spelled A-R-T-E-N-E-X-P-L-O-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Entstehung zahlreicher neuer Pflanzen- und Tierarten während eines erdgeschichtlich kurzen Zeitraums
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Artenexplosion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In dieser Isolation entwickelten sich in Australien - weit ab vom nächsten Festland - viele unterschiedliche Singvogelarten. Im Oligozän, vor etwa 23 Millionen Jahren, kam es zu einer regelrechten „Artenexplosion“.
Was dann folgte, kennt man heute als kambrische Artenexplosion: Innerhalb von 5 bis 10 Millionen Jahren entwickelten sich beinahe alle heute noch existierenden Tierstämme.
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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.