Physiognomik
[fyzi̯oˈɡnoːmɪk]
The verdict
“Physiognomik” 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) - Disziplin, die versucht, vom Aussehen einer Person auf ihre Eigenschaften zu schließen
Corpus desk
Index DE-physiognomik · Physiognomik · German
Physiognomik · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Physiognomik |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fyzi̯oˈɡnoːmɪk] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Physiognomik“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Physiognomik is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fyzi̯oˈɡnoːmɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Disziplin, die versucht, vom Aussehen einer Person auf ihre Eigenschaften zu schließen".
Zero misspellings are on record for Physiognomik in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Physiognomik, spelled P-H-Y-S-I-O-G-N-O-M-I-K.
Definition
- 1Disziplin, die versucht, vom Aussehen einer Person auf ihre Eigenschaften zu schließen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Physiognomik appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Vom männlichen Nachwuchs habe ich nur ihren Erstgeborenen genauer betrachtet und fand sein Gesicht unheilverkündend, trotz der gegenteiligen Meinung des Abate Testagrossa, der sich auch auf dem Gebiet der Physiognomik als Kenner fühlte.“
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.