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 May 6, 2026) - Abbau von Stoffwechselprodukten von komplexen zu einfachen Molekülen zur Entgiftung des Organismus und zur Energiegewinnung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Katabolismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kataboˈlɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Katabolismus” sits in German frequency
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
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Using “Katabolismus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-T-A-B-O-L-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kataboˈlɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.