Mimikry
[ˈmimikʁi]
The verdict
“Mimikry” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - evolutionäre Strategie einer Tierart, ihr Aussehen einer zweiten Tierart anzupassen, so dass sie von dritten Arten nicht erkannt oder gemieden wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-mimikry · Mimikry · German
Mimikry · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Mimikry |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmimikʁi] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mimikry“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mimikry is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmimikʁi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Mimikry, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Mimikry, spelled M-I-M-I-K-R-Y.
Definition
- 1evolutionäre Strategie einer Tierart, ihr Aussehen einer zweiten Tierart anzupassen, so dass sie von dritten Arten nicht erkannt oder gemieden wird
- 2im übertragenen Wortsinn gleichbedeutend mit einer Anpassung zum eigenen Schutz oder zur Täuschung anderer
- 3das Phänomen, dass Menschen andere Menschen unbewusst und automatisch nachahmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mimikry appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Schwebfliegen ahmen mit ihrer Färbung Wespen nach, um nicht gefressen zu werden. Diese Strategie nennt man Mimikry.
Um zu Überleben setzt die Dreiecksnatter auf Mimikry.
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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.