Karyotyp

[kaʁyoˈtyːp]

/[kaʁyoˈtyːp]/ noun

The verdict

“Karyotyp” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit aller Eigenschaften eines Chromosomensatzes

Corpus desk

Index DE-karyotyp · Karyotyp · German

Karyotyp · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" 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.

Key facts for Karyotyp
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaryotyp
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaʁyoˈtyːp]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Karyotyp” sits in German frequency

Karyotyp falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Karyotyp is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʁyoˈtyːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit aller Eigenschaften eines Chromosomensatzes".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Karyotyp, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Karyotyp, spelled K-A-R-Y-O-T-Y-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit aller Eigenschaften eines Chromosomensatzes

This word in other languages

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Karyotyp"?
"Karyotyp" is spelled K-A-R-Y-O-T-Y-P. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʁyoˈtyːp].
What does "Karyotyp" mean?
As a noun, "Karyotyp" means: Gesamtheit aller Eigenschaften eines Chromosomensatzes
How do you pronounce "Karyotyp"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Karyotyp" is [kaʁyoˈtyːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Karyotyp" come from?
"Karyotyp" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list