Phänotyp

[ˈfɛːnoˌtyːp]

/[ˈfɛːnoˌtyːp]/ noun

The verdict

“Phänotyp” is uncommon German (frequency #84,407 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,407
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das äußere, sichtbare Erscheinungsbild eines Lebewesens, das durch die Erbanlagen und Umwelteinflüsse ausgeprägt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-phanotyp · Phänotyp · German

Phänotyp · rank #84,407 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,407
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pikanten

Nearest frequency peer: pikanten (+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 „Phänotyp“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Phänotyp
PropertyValue
HeadwordPhänotyp
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛːnoˌtyːp]
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,407
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Phänotyp“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Phänotypfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „pikanten“ (#84,408), „Pilaster“ (#84,409), „Pflichtteil“ (#84,404). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Phänotyp“ bei #84,407. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Phänotyp is uncommon German at frequency #84,407 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛːnoˌtyːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das äußere, sichtbare Erscheinungsbild eines Lebewesens, das durch die Erbanlagen und Umwelteinflüsse ausgeprägt wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for Phänotyp in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Phänotyp, spelled P-H-Ä-N-O-T-Y-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    das äußere, sichtbare Erscheinungsbild eines Lebewesens, das durch die Erbanlagen und Umwelteinflüsse ausgeprägt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Phänotypen der beiden Schwesterarten unterscheiden sich deutlich voneinander.
  2. „Veränderungen an relativ kleinen genetischen Regionen können große Auswirkungen auf die Phänotypen haben.“

Antonyms

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); 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 "Phänotyp"?
"Phänotyp" is spelled P-H-Ä-N-O-T-Y-P. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛːnoˌtyːp].
What does "Phänotyp" mean?
As a noun, "Phänotyp" means: das äußere, sichtbare Erscheinungsbild eines Lebewesens, das durch die Erbanlagen und Umwelteinflüsse ausgeprägt wird
How do you pronounce "Phänotyp"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Phänotyp" is [ˈfɛːnoˌtyːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Phänotyp" come from?
"Phänotyp" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list