Geschlechtsmerkmal
[ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡smɛʁkˌmaːl]
The verdict
“Geschlechtsmerkmal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Organ, allgemeiner Sexualdimorphismus oder Verhalten, in dem sich die Geschlechter einer Art unterscheiden
Corpus desk
Index DE-geschlechtsmerkmal · Geschlechtsmerkmal · German
Geschlechtsmerkmal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Geschlechtsmerkmal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡smɛʁkˌmaːl] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Geschlechtsmerkmal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Geschlechtsmerkmal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈʃlɛçt͡smɛʁkˌmaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Organ, allgemeiner Sexualdimorphismus oder Verhalten, in dem sich die Geschlechter einer Art unterscheiden".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Geschlechtsmerkmal, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Geschlechtsmerkmal, spelled G-E-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-S-M-E-R-K-M-A-L.
Definition
- 1Organ, allgemeiner Sexualdimorphismus oder Verhalten, in dem sich die Geschlechter einer Art unterscheiden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Geschlechtsmerkmal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tertiäre Geschlechtsmerkmale entwickeln sich mit der Geschlechtsreife und können physische Merkmale, aber auch Verhaltensunterschiede sein.
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.