Ethikkommission

[ˈeːtɪkkɔmɪˌsi̯oːn]

/[ˈeːtɪkkɔmɪˌsi̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Ethikkommission” is uncommon German (frequency #67,192 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,192
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gremium zur Beurteilung (zum Beispiel medizinischer Forschungsvorhaben) nach deren rechtlicher, ethischer und wissenschaftlicher Vertretbarkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-ethikkommission · Ethikkommission · German

Ethikkommission · rank #67,192 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,192
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ether

Nearest frequency peer: Ether (-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 „Ethikkommission“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ethikkommission
PropertyValue
HeadwordEthikkommission
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːtɪkkɔmɪˌsi̯oːn]
Letters15
Frequency rank#67,192
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ethikkommission“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ethikkommissionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ether“ (#67,191), „Essensreste“ (#67,190), „Extrakte“ (#67,194). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ethikkommission“ bei #67,192. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ethikkommission is uncommon German at frequency #67,192 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːtɪkkɔmɪˌsi̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gremium zur Beurteilung (zum Beispiel medizinischer Forschungsvorhaben) nach deren rechtlicher, ethischer und wissenschaftlicher Vertretbarkeit".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ethikkommission, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Ethikkommission, spelled E-T-H-I-K-K-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gremium zur Beurteilung (zum Beispiel medizinischer Forschungsvorhaben) nach deren rechtlicher, ethischer und wissenschaftlicher Vertretbarkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Ethikkommission der Universität genehmigt Forschungsprojekte.
  2. Die Ethikkommission der Fifa beschäftigt sich zum Beispiel mit illegalen Wetten.

Synonyms

EthikbeiratEthikkomiteeEthikrat

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 "Ethikkommission"?
"Ethikkommission" is spelled E-T-H-I-K-K-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːtɪkkɔmɪˌsi̯oːn].
What does "Ethikkommission" mean?
As a noun, "Ethikkommission" means: Gremium zur Beurteilung (zum Beispiel medizinischer Forschungsvorhaben) nach deren rechtlicher, ethischer und wissenschaftlicher Vertretbarkeit
How do you pronounce "Ethikkommission"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ethikkommission" is [ˈeːtɪkkɔmɪˌsi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ethikkommission" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list