Homöostasis
[homøoˈstaːzɪs]
The verdict
“Homöostasis” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - die Fähigkeit eines lebenden Systems, sich selbst innerhalb gewisser Grenzen in einem stabilen Zustand des Gleichgewichtes zu halten
Corpus desk
Index DE-homoostasis · Homöostasis · German
Homöostasis · 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 | Homöostasis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [homøoˈstaːzɪs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Homöostasis“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Homöostasis is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [homøoˈstaːzɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Fähigkeit eines lebenden Systems, sich selbst innerhalb gewisser Grenzen in einem stabilen Zustand des Gleichgewichtes zu halten".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Homöostasis 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, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Homöostasis, spelled H-O-M-Ö-O-S-T-A-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1die Fähigkeit eines lebenden Systems, sich selbst innerhalb gewisser Grenzen in einem stabilen Zustand des Gleichgewichtes zu halten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Homöostasis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Homöostasis: Eigenschaft von Organismen, physiologische Funktionen durch Selbstregulierung im Gleichgewicht zu halten.“
„Homöostasis beinhaltet demnach die koordinierten physiologischen Prozesse, welche die meisten der Gleichgewichtszustände eines lebenden Organismus gewährleisten.“
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.