Deontologie
[ˌdeɔntoloˈɡiː]
The verdict
“Deontologie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Klasse verschiedener ethischer Theorien, gemeinsam ist eine Auffassung, die davon ausgeht, dass Handlungen auch aus sich selbst heraus (intrinsisch) gut oder schlecht sein können (man also nicht nu...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Deontologie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌdeɔntoloˈɡiː] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Deontologie” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Deontologie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌdeɔntoloˈɡiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Klasse verschiedener ethischer Theorien, gemeinsam ist eine Auffassung, die davon ausgeht, dass Handlungen auch aus sich selbst heraus (intrinsisch) gut oder schlecht sein können (man also nicht nu...".
No misspelling variants are generated for Deontologie in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Deontologie, spelled D-E-O-N-T-O-L-O-G-I-E.
Definition
- 1Klasse verschiedener ethischer Theorien, gemeinsam ist eine Auffassung, die davon ausgeht, dass Handlungen auch aus sich selbst heraus (intrinsisch) gut oder schlecht sein können (man also nicht nur die Folgen/Konsequenzen betrachtet/betrachten sollte)
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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.
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Using “Deontologie”
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- The one correct German spelling is D-E-O-N-T-O-L-O-G-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌdeɔntoloˈɡiː] (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.