Bakterie
[bakˈteːʁiə]
The verdict
“Bakterie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich teilendes, einzelliges, prokaryotisches Lebewesen ohne Zellkern
Corpus desk
Index DE-bakterie · Bakterie · German
Bakterie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | Bakterie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bakˈteːʁiə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bakterie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bakterie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bakˈteːʁiə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Bakterie, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Bakterie, spelled B-A-K-T-E-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1sich teilendes, einzelliges, prokaryotisches Lebewesen ohne Zellkern
- 2eine der drei Domänen des aktuellen biologisch-taxonomischen Systems
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bakterie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ihr Körper ist voll von Bakterien, genau so wie alles andere auf der Erde. Bakterien leben in der Erde, der Luft, dem Wasser sowohl an der Außen- und Innenseite unseres Körpers.“
„Bakterien können genetisch so verändert werden, dass sie grundlegende logische Funktionen wie ein Computerchip ausführen können.“
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.