Deszendenztheorie
[dest͡sɛnˈdɛnt͡steoˌʁiː]
The verdict
“Deszendenztheorie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Lehre von der Entstehung der Arten
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Index DE-deszendenztheorie · Deszendenztheorie · German
Deszendenztheorie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | Deszendenztheorie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dest͡sɛnˈdɛnt͡steoˌʁiː] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Deszendenztheorie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Deszendenztheorie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dest͡sɛnˈdɛnt͡steoˌʁiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Lehre von der Entstehung der Arten".
Deszendenztheorie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists 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 Deszendenztheorie, spelled D-E-S-Z-E-N-D-E-N-Z-T-H-E-O-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1die Lehre von der Entstehung der Arten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Deszendenztheorie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Deszendenztheorie Lamarcks wurde von Charles Darwin vollkommen umgearbeitet und auf eine neue Weise formuliert.
This word in other languages
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