Metabolismus

[metaboˈlɪsmʊs]

/[metaboˈlɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Metabolismus” is uncommon German (frequency #77,065 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,065
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stoffwechsel

Corpus desk

Index DE-metabolismus · Metabolismus · German

Metabolismus · rank #77,065 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,065
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Messerangriff

Nearest frequency peer: Messerangriff (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Metabolismus“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Metabolismus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Metabolismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordMetabolismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[metaboˈlɪsmʊs]
Letters12
Frequency rank#77,065
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Metabolismus“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Metabolismusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Messerangriff“ (#77,064), „mickrige“ (#77,066), „mickrigen“ (#77,067). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Metabolismus“ bei #77,065. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Metabolismus is uncommon German at frequency #77,065 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [metaboˈlɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Metabolismus in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Metabolismus, spelled M-E-T-A-B-O-L-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stoffwechsel
  2. 2
    Konzept der (japanischen) Metabolisten (der Nachkriegzeit) von einer flexiblen, erweiterbaren Architektur
  3. 3
    Veränderung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Metabolismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der gesamte Metabolismus ist in Unordnung geraten.
  2. Metabolismus bedeutet nichts anderes, als dass Architektur nicht als Festgefügtes gesehen wird, sondern als etwas, das ständigem Wandel unterliegt.

Synonyms

Stoffwechsel

This word in other languages

metabolism(English)metabolismo(Español)métabolisme(Français)metabolismo(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Metabolismus"?
"Metabolismus" is spelled M-E-T-A-B-O-L-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [metaboˈlɪsmʊs].
What does "Metabolismus" mean?
As a noun, "Metabolismus" means: Stoffwechsel
How do you pronounce "Metabolismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Metabolismus" is [metaboˈlɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Metabolismus" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Metabolismus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mehrstufigen#77,059Maschinisten#77,052Neuroleptika#77,108Lichtgestalt#77,021

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list