Ontogenese
[ɔntoɡeˈneːzə]
The verdict
“Ontogenese” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Individualentwicklung eines biologischen Organismus von seiner Entstehung bis zu seinem Vergehen
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Index DE-ontogenese · Ontogenese · German
Ontogenese · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | Ontogenese |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɔntoɡeˈneːzə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ontogenese“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ontogenese is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɔntoɡeˈneːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Individualentwicklung eines biologischen Organismus von seiner Entstehung bis zu seinem Vergehen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ontogenese, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ontogenese, spelled O-N-T-O-G-E-N-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1die Individualentwicklung eines biologischen Organismus von seiner Entstehung bis zu seinem Vergehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ontogenese appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der wissenschaftliche Sprachgebrauch unterscheidet zwischen der Phylogenese, der Entwicklung der Art, und der Ontogenese, der lebensgeschichtlichen Entwicklung jedes einzelnen Individuums.“
Nach der nicht mehr gültigen biogenetischen Grundregel von Ernst Haeckel stellt die Ontogenese eine kurze Rekapitulation der Phylogenese dar.
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