heterozygot
[ˌheteʁot͡syˈɡoːt]
The verdict
“heterozygot” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - durch verschiedene mütterliche und väterliche Erbanlagen, den Allelen eines Genpaares, bestimmt
Corpus desk
Index DE-heterozygot · heterozygot · German
heterozygot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | heterozygot |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌheteʁot͡syˈɡoːt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „heterozygot“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
heterozygot is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌheteʁot͡syˈɡoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch verschiedene mütterliche und väterliche Erbanlagen, den Allelen eines Genpaares, bestimmt".
heterozygot doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 heterozygot, spelled H-E-T-E-R-O-Z-Y-G-O-T.
Definition
- 1durch verschiedene mütterliche und väterliche Erbanlagen, den Allelen eines Genpaares, bestimmt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how heterozygot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Und 44 Prozent der Gene Venters sind heterozygot, liegen also in zwei verschiedenen Ausprägungen vor (eine vom Vater geerbt, eine von der Mutter).
So wirkt diese Variante positiv, wenn ein Mensch sie „heterozygot“ hat, also nur einmal, in nur einer Ausgabe des Gens.
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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.