Bioethik
[ˈbiːoˌʔeːtɪk]
The verdict
“Bioethik” 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) - am Autonomiebegriff des Individuums oder am Begriff des Lebens orientierte Ethik, die Zweckbestimmungen unseres Handelns in Bezug auf das Leben zu liefern versucht
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Index DE-bioethik · Bioethik · German
Bioethik · 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 | Bioethik |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbiːoˌʔeːtɪk] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bioethik“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bioethik is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbiːoˌʔeːtɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "am Autonomiebegriff des Individuums oder am Begriff des Lebens orientierte Ethik, die Zweckbestimmungen unseres Handelns in Bezug auf das Leben zu liefern versucht".
Bioethik has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Bioethik, spelled B-I-O-E-T-H-I-K.
Definition
- 1am Autonomiebegriff des Individuums oder am Begriff des Lebens orientierte Ethik, die Zweckbestimmungen unseres Handelns in Bezug auf das Leben zu liefern versucht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Bioethik appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auch in der Bioethik zählt das Autonomieprinzip zu den tragenden Säulen ethischer Orientierung. Man kann sogar sagen, daß das Bedürfnis der „Autonomie“ eines der entscheidenden Motive bei der Entstehung der Bioethik in der Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts war: ging es hier doch nicht zuletzt darum, „heteronome“ Verhältnisse, sei es im Sinne eines medizinischen…
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