physiologisch

[fyzi̯oˈloːɡɪʃ]

/[fyzi̯oˈloːɡɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“physiologisch” is uncommon German (frequency #59,071 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,071
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den normalen Lebensvorgängen entsprechend, die Physiologie betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-physiologisch · physiologisch · German

physiologisch · rank #59,071 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,071
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH physics

Nearest frequency peer: physics (-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 „physiologisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for physiologisch
PropertyValue
Headwordphysiologisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fyzi̯oˈloːɡɪʃ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#59,071
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „physiologisch“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).physiologischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „physics“ (#59,070), „Physiotherapeut“ (#59,072), „philosophia“ (#59,069). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „physiologisch“ bei #59,071. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

physiologisch is uncommon German at frequency #59,071 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fyzi̯oˈloːɡɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den normalen Lebensvorgängen entsprechend, die Physiologie betreffend".

physiologisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is physiologisch, spelled P-H-Y-S-I-O-L-O-G-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    den normalen Lebensvorgängen entsprechend, die Physiologie betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Blutkreislauf ist ein physiologischer Vorgang im menschlichen Körper.

Antonyms

pathologischunphysiologisch

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 "physiologisch"?
"physiologisch" is spelled P-H-Y-S-I-O-L-O-G-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [fyzi̯oˈloːɡɪʃ].
What does "physiologisch" mean?
As an adjective, "physiologisch" means: den normalen Lebensvorgängen entsprechend, die Physiologie betreffend
How do you pronounce "physiologisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "physiologisch" is [fyzi̯oˈloːɡɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "physiologisch" come from?
"physiologisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list