Ethologie
[ˌetoloˈɡiː]
The verdict
“Ethologie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Teilbereich der Biologie, der sich mit dem Verhalten der Tiere beschäftigt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ethologie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌetoloˈɡiː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ethologie” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ethologie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌetoloˈɡiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teilbereich der Biologie, der sich mit dem Verhalten der Tiere beschäftigt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Ethologie in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ethologie, spelled E-T-H-O-L-O-G-I-E.
Definition
- 1Teilbereich der Biologie, der sich mit dem Verhalten der Tiere beschäftigt
This word in other languages
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 “Ethologie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-T-H-O-L-O-G-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌetoloˈɡiː] (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.