Dichotomie

[dɪçotoˈmiː]

/[dɪçotoˈmiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dichotomie” is uncommon German (frequency #72,300 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,300
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aufteilung von etwas in zwei Teile

Corpus desk

Index DE-dichotomie · Dichotomie · German

Dichotomie · rank #72,300 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,300
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH detailliertes

Nearest frequency peer: detailliertes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Dichotomie“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Dichotomie“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dichotomie
PropertyValue
HeadwordDichotomie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɪçotoˈmiː]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,300
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dichotomie“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Dichotomiefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „detailliertes“ (#72,299), „dicks“ (#72,301), „desillusioniert“ (#72,298). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dichotomie“ bei #72,300. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dichotomie is uncommon German at frequency #72,300 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɪçotoˈmiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aufteilung von etwas in zwei Teile".

No misspelling variants are generated for Dichotomie in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Dichotomie, spelled D-I-C-H-O-T-O-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aufteilung von etwas in zwei Teile

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Dichotomie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In der Linguistik sind einige Dichotomien de Saussures Allgemeingut, z. B. die Dichotomie „langue“ - „parole“.
  2. „Über die Dichotomie von Zivilisation und Natur, wie sie sich in dem Gegensatz zwischen Stadt und Land äußerte, haben die antiken Autoren vielerlei Nachrichten hinterlassen.“

Synonyms

ZweigliedrigkeitZweiteilung

This word in other languages

dichotomy(English)dichotomie(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dichotomie"?
"Dichotomie" is spelled D-I-C-H-O-T-O-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪçotoˈmiː].
What does "Dichotomie" mean?
As a noun, "Dichotomie" means: Aufteilung von etwas in zwei Teile
How do you pronounce "Dichotomie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dichotomie" is [dɪçotoˈmiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dichotomie" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dichotomie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list