Paläozoikum
[palɛoˈt͡soːikʊm]
The verdict
“Paläozoikum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - älteste Ära des Äons Phanerozoikum, in dessen Gesteinsschichten erstmals mit freiem Auge erkennbare tierische Fossilien in großer Anzahl vorkommen
Corpus desk
Index DE-palaozoikum · Paläozoikum · German
Paläozoikum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | Paläozoikum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [palɛoˈt͡soːikʊm] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Paläozoikum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Paläozoikum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [palɛoˈt͡soːikʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "älteste Ära des Äons Phanerozoikum, in dessen Gesteinsschichten erstmals mit freiem Auge erkennbare tierische Fossilien in großer Anzahl vorkommen".
Zero misspellings are on record for Paläozoikum in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Paläozoikum, spelled P-A-L-Ä-O-Z-O-I-K-U-M.
Definition
- 1älteste Ära des Äons Phanerozoikum, in dessen Gesteinsschichten erstmals mit freiem Auge erkennbare tierische Fossilien in großer Anzahl vorkommen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Paläozoikum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Paläozoikum begann vor 542 Millionen Jahren und endete vor 251 Millionen Jahren.
Die Namen von Erdzeitaltern enden gewöhnlich mit „-zoikum": Proterozoikum ist die Zeit vor dem Leben, Paläozoikum das Erdaltertum.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.