degenerieren
[deɡeneˈʁiːʁən]
The verdict
“degenerieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - sich zurückbilden, verkümmern
Corpus desk
Index DE-degenerieren · degenerieren · German
degenerieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | degenerieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [deɡeneˈʁiːʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „degenerieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
degenerieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [deɡeneˈʁiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for degenerieren, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 degenerieren, spelled D-E-G-E-N-E-R-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich zurückbilden, verkümmern
- 2eine negative Entwicklung zeigen, einen geistigen und/oder körperlichen Verfall zeigen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how degenerieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Heute sind die Pandas auf insgesamt 24 Reservate in Zentralchina verteilt, die isoliert liegen und keine ‚Korridore‘ zu anderen Panda-Populationen mehr besitzen. Daraus ergibt sich ein weiteres Problem. Die Tiere degenerieren durch Inzucht.“
„Unsere westliche Gesellschaft ist zu einer Raff-Gesellschaft degeneriert. Die meisten haben nur noch ihre eigene Wohlfahrt im Auge.“
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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.