Homo sapiens sapiens
[ˈhoːmo ˈzaːpi̯ɛns ˈzaːpi̯ɛns]
The verdict
“Homo sapiens sapiens” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ältere, nicht mehr empfohlene Bezeichnung für den modernen Menschen
Corpus desk
Index DE-homo-sapiens-sapiens · Homo sapiens sapiens · German
Homo sapiens sapiens · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | Homo sapiens sapiens |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhoːmo ˈzaːpi̯ɛns ˈzaːpi̯ɛns] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Homo sapiens sapiens“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Homo sapiens sapiens is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːmo ˈzaːpi̯ɛns ˈzaːpi̯ɛns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ältere, nicht mehr empfohlene Bezeichnung für den modernen Menschen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Homo sapiens sapiens in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 Homo sapiens sapiens, spelled H-O-M-O- -S-A-P-I-E-N-S- -S-A-P-I-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1ältere, nicht mehr empfohlene Bezeichnung für den modernen Menschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Homo sapiens sapiens appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Vor gut 40.000 Jahren war es, da griff der Homo sapiens sapiens, der besonders kluge Mensch, nach einem Stück Kohle und malte eine Gazelle auf die Felswand.“
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.