Eubakterium

[ɔɪ̯bakˈteːʁiʊm]

/[ɔɪ̯bakˈteːʁiʊm]/ noun

The verdict

“Eubakterium” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Vertreter der echten Bakterien (vgl. [2])

Corpus desk

Index DE-eubakterium · Eubakterium · German

Eubakterium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for Eubakterium
PropertyValue
HeadwordEubakterium
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɔɪ̯bakˈteːʁiʊm]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eubakterium“ im Deutschen

Eubakteriumliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eubakterium is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɔɪ̯bakˈteːʁiʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Eubakterium in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Eubakterium, spelled E-U-B-A-K-T-E-R-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Vertreter der echten Bakterien (vgl. [2])
  2. 2
    nicht mehr aktuelle Bezeichnung für das Reich der (im Gegensatz zu den Archaebakterien) echten Bakterien, die im aktuellen Drei-Domänen-System unter der Domäne der Bacteria bzw. „Bakterien“ geführt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ein erst vor wenigen Jahren publiziertes Szenario […] erklärt die Entstehung der ersten eukaryotischen Zelle auf der Grundlage ökologisch-biochemischer Zwänge und ihrer Überwindung durch lateralen Gentransfer vom Eubakterium hin zum Genom des Archaeon. […] Im Sinne Mereschkowskys stellt darin das Eubakterium den Endosymbionten, das Archaeon den Wirt dar.“
  2. „Hierbei scheinen phylogenetische Distanzen fast keine Rolle zu spielen: Im Genom des Eubakteriums Thermotoga maritima sind 25% aller Gene offensichtlich archaebakteriellen Ursprunges, […]“

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Eubakterium"?
"Eubakterium" is spelled E-U-B-A-K-T-E-R-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔɪ̯bakˈteːʁiʊm].
What does "Eubakterium" mean?
As a noun, "Eubakterium" means: ein Vertreter der echten Bakterien (vgl. [2])
How do you pronounce "Eubakterium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eubakterium" is [ɔɪ̯bakˈteːʁiʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eubakterium" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list