Menschenversuch
[ˈmɛnʃn̩fɛɐ̯ˌzuːx]
The verdict
“Menschenversuch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Versuch der Wirksamkeit, Verträglichkeit etc. eines neuen medizinischen Wirkstoffes am Menschen
Corpus desk
Index DE-menschenversuch · Menschenversuch · German
Menschenversuch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | Menschenversuch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɛnʃn̩fɛɐ̯ˌzuːx] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Menschenversuch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Menschenversuch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛnʃn̩fɛɐ̯ˌzuːx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Versuch der Wirksamkeit, Verträglichkeit etc. eines neuen medizinischen Wirkstoffes am Menschen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Menschenversuch, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Menschenversuch, spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N-V-E-R-S-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1Versuch der Wirksamkeit, Verträglichkeit etc. eines neuen medizinischen Wirkstoffes am Menschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Menschenversuch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dabei hatten amerikanische Forscher schon kurz nach der Zulassung herausgefunden, dass Benzodiazepine abhängig machen. Sie verabreichten in Menschenversuchen elf psychisch gesunden Gefängnisinsassen über mehrere Monate 300 bis 600 Milligramm Chlordiazepoxid – eine hohe Dosis. Beim Umstellen auf Placebos entwickelten zehn von elf Patienten Depressionen, P…
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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.