endotherm
[ɛndoˈtɛʁm]
The verdict
“endotherm” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wärme aufnehmend; unter der Aufnahme von Wärme ablaufend
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Index DE-endotherm · endotherm · German
endotherm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | endotherm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɛndoˈtɛʁm] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „endotherm“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
endotherm is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛndoˈtɛʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for endotherm in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is endotherm, spelled E-N-D-O-T-H-E-R-M.
Definition
- 1Wärme aufnehmend; unter der Aufnahme von Wärme ablaufend
- 2die Körpertemperatur von innen, aus sich selbst heraus regulierend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how endotherm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Chloralkali-Elektrolyse ist eine endotherme Reaktion.
„Endothermie und Ektothermie sind keineswegs thermoregulatorische Modelle, die sich gegenseitig ausschließen. Ein Vogel beispielsweise ist vorwiegend endotherm, doch er wärmt sich unter Umständen an einem kalten Morgen in der Sonne, ganz ähnlich, wie es eine ektotherme Eidechse tut.“
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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.