dichotom
[dɪçoˈtoːm]
The verdict
“dichotom” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - zweigeteilt, zweiteilig
Corpus desk
Index DE-dichotom · dichotom · German
dichotom · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | dichotom |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [dɪçoˈtoːm] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “dichotom” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
dichotom is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dɪçoˈtoːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dichotom, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is dichotom, spelled D-I-C-H-O-T-O-M.
Definition
- 1zweigeteilt, zweiteilig
- 2verzweigt, gegabelt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dichotom appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine dichotome Frage ist eine Frage, die man nur mit „Ja“ oder „Nein“ beantworten kann, wie beispielsweise: „Hast du Hunger?“
„Das dichotome Modell der Psychosen wurde international akzeptiert und bestimmte die psychiatrische Nosologie im 20. Jahrhundert.“
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