Biolumineszenz
[ˌbioluminɛsˈt͡sɛnt͡s]
The verdict
“Biolumineszenz” 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 May 6, 2026) - Fähigkeit von Lebewesen, selbst oder mit Hilfe von Symbionten Licht zu erzeugen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Biolumineszenz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌbioluminɛsˈt͡sɛnt͡s] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Biolumineszenz” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Biolumineszenz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌbioluminɛsˈt͡sɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fähigkeit von Lebewesen, selbst oder mit Hilfe von Symbionten Licht zu erzeugen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Biolumineszenz, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Biolumineszenz, spelled B-I-O-L-U-M-I-N-E-S-Z-E-N-Z.
Definition
- 1Fähigkeit von Lebewesen, selbst oder mit Hilfe von Symbionten Licht zu erzeugen
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.
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Using “Biolumineszenz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-I-O-L-U-M-I-N-E-S-Z-E-N-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌbioluminɛsˈt͡sɛnt͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.