parasitär
[paʁaziˈtɛːɐ̯]
The verdict
“parasitär” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich von einem anderen Organismus ernährend, ohne diesen (sofort) zu töten; in der Art eines Parasiten
Corpus desk
Index DE-parasitar · parasitär · German
parasitär · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | parasitär |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [paʁaziˈtɛːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „parasitär“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
parasitär is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [paʁaziˈtɛːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
parasitär has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is parasitär, spelled P-A-R-A-S-I-T-Ä-R.
Definition
- 1sich von einem anderen Organismus ernährend, ohne diesen (sofort) zu töten; in der Art eines Parasiten
- 2durch Parasiten hervorgerufen
- 3andere Personen, Firmen oder Institutionen ausnutzend oder an ihnen bereichernd, ohne eine Gegenleistung zu erbringen
- 4durch die Herstellung bedingte Nebeneigenschaft von Bauteilen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how parasitär appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Paraspidodera uncinata ist ein parasitär im Blinddarm und Grimmdarm von Meerschweinchen lebender Fadenwurm aus der Familie der Heterakidae.
Im Gegensatz zu anderen Männchen der Tiefsee-Anglerfische leben die von Melanocetus johnsonii nicht parasitär am Weibchen festgewachsen sondern sind freischwimmend.
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.