Artenschwund
[ˈaːɐ̯tn̩ˌʃvʊnt]
The verdict
“Artenschwund” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abnahme der Zahl der Arten, Aussterben von Pflanzen, Tieren und Pilzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-artenschwund · Artenschwund · German
Artenschwund · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Artenschwund |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaːɐ̯tn̩ˌʃvʊnt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Artenschwund“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Artenschwund is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaːɐ̯tn̩ˌʃvʊnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abnahme der Zahl der Arten, Aussterben von Pflanzen, Tieren und Pilzen".
Artenschwund has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Artenschwund, spelled A-R-T-E-N-S-C-H-W-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1Abnahme der Zahl der Arten, Aussterben von Pflanzen, Tieren und Pilzen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Artenschwund appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Hauptursache für den Artenschwund ist noch immer der Lebensraumverlust.“
„Klimakrise und Artenschwund zeigen, dass wir unser Verhältnis zur Natur verändern müssen.“
Synonyms
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.