Eugenik

[ɔɪ̯ˈɡeːnɪk]

/[ɔɪ̯ˈɡeːnɪk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Eugenik” is uncommon German (frequency #55,299 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,299
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wissenschaft von der Erbgesundheit

Corpus desk

Index DE-eugenik · Eugenik · German

Eugenik · rank #55,299 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,299
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Esten

Nearest frequency peer: Esten (-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 „Eugenik“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eugenik
PropertyValue
HeadwordEugenik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɔɪ̯ˈɡeːnɪk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,299
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eugenik“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Eugenikfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Esten“ (#55,298), „Euroraum“ (#55,300), „Essstörungen“ (#55,297). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eugenik“ bei #55,299. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eugenik is uncommon German at frequency #55,299 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɔɪ̯ˈɡeːnɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Eugenik in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Eugenik, spelled E-U-G-E-N-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wissenschaft von der Erbgesundheit
  2. 2
    Zeugungs- und Geburtenverhinderung, sowie Tötung angeblich "minderwertiger" Menschen zum Zwecke der Verbesserung der allgemeinen Gesundheit; aktive Beeinflussung der menschlichen Evolution auf Grundlage der Rassentheorie und des Sozialdarwinismus (praktische Anwendung von [1])

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der modernen Medizin wird der Begriff "Eugenik" nicht mehr verwendet.
  2. „Die belegt nämlich, dass Eugenik außer dumpfem Rassismus nichts Verwertbares hervorgebracht hat und dass Prägung und Umgebung den Menschen zum eigenständigen sozialen Wesen machen.“

Synonyms

ErbgesundheitErbhygieneEugenetikRassenhygieneZucht

This word in other languages

eugenics(English)eugenesia(Español)eugénisme(Français)

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 "Eugenik"?
"Eugenik" is spelled E-U-G-E-N-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔɪ̯ˈɡeːnɪk].
What does "Eugenik" mean?
As a noun, "Eugenik" means: Wissenschaft von der Erbgesundheit
How do you pronounce "Eugenik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eugenik" is [ɔɪ̯ˈɡeːnɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eugenik" come from?
"Eugenik" 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 "Eugenik", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list