doppelgeschlechtig
[ˈdɔpl̩ɡəˌʃlɛçtɪç]
The verdict
“doppelgeschlechtig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männliche und weibliche Merkmale aufweisend
Corpus desk
Index DE-doppelgeschlechtig · doppelgeschlechtig · German
doppelgeschlechtig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | doppelgeschlechtig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈdɔpl̩ɡəˌʃlɛçtɪç] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „doppelgeschlechtig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
doppelgeschlechtig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdɔpl̩ɡəˌʃlɛçtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männliche und weibliche Merkmale aufweisend".
doppelgeschlechtig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is doppelgeschlechtig, spelled D-O-P-P-E-L-G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1männliche und weibliche Merkmale aufweisend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how doppelgeschlechtig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Beim erwachsenen Zwitter ist der doppelgeschlechtige Zustand sichtbar […]: es sind ja zweierlei Geschlechtsorgane (etwa ein Hoden und ein Eierstock nebst zugehörigen Sekundärorganen; oder eine Zwitterdrüse) vorhanden; beim Keim ist der doppelgeschlechtige Zustand unsichtbar, nur in Anlagenform gegeben.“
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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.