Physiognomie
[fyzi̯oɡnoˈmiː]
The verdict
“Physiognomie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - äußeres Erscheinungsbild von Lebewesen, Personen oder ganzen Pflanzenbeständen
Corpus desk
Index DE-physiognomie · Physiognomie · German
Physiognomie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Physiognomie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fyzi̯oɡnoˈmiː] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Physiognomie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Physiognomie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fyzi̯oɡnoˈmiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Physiognomie, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Physiognomie, spelled P-H-Y-S-I-O-G-N-O-M-I-E.
Definition
- 1äußeres Erscheinungsbild von Lebewesen, Personen oder ganzen Pflanzenbeständen
- 2Gesichtsform und -ausdruck eines Menschen oder seltener eines Tieres
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Physiognomie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hatte eine äußerst schmächtige Physiognomie.
Von der Physiognomie her ist der Lorbeerwald dem tropischen Regenwald sehr ähnlich.
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.