Entwicklungsgeschichte

[ɛntˈvɪklʊŋsɡəˌʃɪçtə]

/[ɛntˈvɪklʊŋsɡəˌʃɪçtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Entwicklungsgeschichte” is a German headword at frequency #38,714, used as a noun.

#38,714
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zeitliche Abfolge einer Entwicklung

Corpus desk

Index DE-entwicklungsgeschichte · Entwicklungsgeschichte · German

Entwicklungsgeschichte · rank #38,714 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,714
  • LEN-MEGA 22 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entweichen

Nearest frequency peer: entweichen (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarschaft für „Entwicklungsgeschichte“

Niedrigerer Corpus-Rang = gebräuchlicher (invertierte Balkenlänge)

corpus weight

What this shows Balken zeigen, wo „Entwicklungsgeschichte“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata im FrequencyWords-Band sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Entwicklungsgeschichte
PropertyValue
HeadwordEntwicklungsgeschichte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛntˈvɪklʊŋsɡəˌʃɪçtə]
Letters22
Frequency rank#38,714
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rangmarke für „Entwicklungsgeschichte“ auf der deutschen Häufigkeitsskala

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Entwicklungsgeschichteliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „entweichen“ (#38,713), „entworfenen“ (#38,715), „entsprungen“ (#38,712). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Entwicklungsgeschichte“ bei #38,714. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & dictionary insight

The German entry for Entwicklungsgeschichte is 22 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛntˈvɪklʊŋsɡəˌʃɪçtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,714 in overall German word frequency among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Entwicklungsgeschichte in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Entwicklungsgeschichte, spelled E-N-T-W-I-C-K-L-U-N-G-S-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    zeitliche Abfolge einer Entwicklung
  2. 2
    Lehre von der der Entstehung der Lebewesen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Entwicklungsgeschichte des modernen Menschen ist mit rund 160000 Jahren schlicht zu kurz, um voneinander unterscheidbare Subspezies hervorzubringen.“

Synonyms

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 "Entwicklungsgeschichte"?
"Entwicklungsgeschichte" is spelled E-N-T-W-I-C-K-L-U-N-G-S-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈvɪklʊŋsɡəˌʃɪçtə].
What does "Entwicklungsgeschichte" mean?
As a noun, "Entwicklungsgeschichte" means: zeitliche Abfolge einer Entwicklung
How do you pronounce "Entwicklungsgeschichte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Entwicklungsgeschichte" is [ɛntˈvɪklʊŋsɡəˌʃɪçtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Entwicklungsgeschichte" come from?
"Entwicklungsgeschichte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 22 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list