Katabolismus
[kataboˈlɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Katabolismus” 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) - Abbau von Stoffwechselprodukten von komplexen zu einfachen Molekülen zur Entgiftung des Organismus und zur Energiegewinnung
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Index DE-katabolismus · Katabolismus · German
Katabolismus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Katabolismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kataboˈlɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Katabolismus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Katabolismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kataboˈlɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abbau von Stoffwechselprodukten von komplexen zu einfachen Molekülen zur Entgiftung des Organismus und zur Energiegewinnung".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Katabolismus, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Katabolismus, spelled K-A-T-A-B-O-L-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Abbau von Stoffwechselprodukten von komplexen zu einfachen Molekülen zur Entgiftung des Organismus und zur Energiegewinnung
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Katabolismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zelluläre Regulation des Anabolismus und Katabolismus der Skelettmuskulatur bei Immobilität, im Alter und bei kritisch Kranken“
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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.