Dysontogenie
[dʏsʔɔntoɡeˈniː]
The verdict
“Dysontogenie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Störung der Ontogenese
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dysontogenie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dʏsʔɔntoɡeˈniː] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dysontogenie” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Dysontogenie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dʏsʔɔntoɡeˈniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Störung der Ontogenese".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Dysontogenie in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Dysontogenie, spelled D-Y-S-O-N-T-O-G-E-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1Störung der Ontogenese
Synonyms
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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 “Dysontogenie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-Y-S-O-N-T-O-G-E-N-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [dʏsʔɔntoɡeˈniː] (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.