Hermaphrodit
[hɛʁmafʁoˈdiːt]
The verdict
“Hermaphrodit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geschlechtlich nicht eindeutig einzuordnendes Lebewesen/aufgrund der Geschlechtsmerkmale mehreren Geschlechtern zuordenbares Lebewesen
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Index DE-hermaphrodit · Hermaphrodit · German
Hermaphrodit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | Hermaphrodit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hɛʁmafʁoˈdiːt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hermaphrodit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hermaphrodit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [hɛʁmafʁoˈdiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geschlechtlich nicht eindeutig einzuordnendes Lebewesen/aufgrund der Geschlechtsmerkmale mehreren Geschlechtern zuordenbares Lebewesen".
Hermaphrodit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hermaphrodit, spelled H-E-R-M-A-P-H-R-O-D-I-T.
Definition
- 1geschlechtlich nicht eindeutig einzuordnendes Lebewesen/aufgrund der Geschlechtsmerkmale mehreren Geschlechtern zuordenbares Lebewesen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hermaphrodit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Regenwürmer sind Hermaphroditen.
„Acht Athletinnen konnten 1996 zunächst nicht einwandfrei dem weiblichen Geschlecht zugeordnet werden und sollten disqualifiziert werden, alle bekamen aber nach ihrem Einspruch recht. Sieben von ihnen waren, wie sich herausstellte, als Hermaphrodit auf die Welt gekommen.“
Synonyms
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.