Polymorphie
[polimɔʁˈfiː]
The verdict
“Polymorphie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vielgestaltigkeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-polymorphie · Polymorphie · German
Polymorphie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Polymorphie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [polimɔʁˈfiː] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Polymorphie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Polymorphie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [polimɔʁˈfiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Polymorphie in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Polymorphie, spelled P-O-L-Y-M-O-R-P-H-I-E.
Definition
- 1Vielgestaltigkeit
- 2das normale Vorkommen prinzipiell unterschiedlich gestalteter Individuen innerhalb einer Art wie beispielsweise die Polymorphie der verschiedenen Kasten bei staatenbildenden Insekten (Arbeiterinnen, Soldaten, Königin)
- 3das Auftreten einer Genvariation (eines Allels) in einer Population
- 4die Eigenschaften einiger chemischer Verbindungen in zwei oder mehreren Modifikationen zu kristallisieren
- 5der Umstand, dass verschiedene Klassen über Methoden mit demselben Namen verfügen können
- 6Vorhandensein von unterschiedlichen sprachlichen Ausdrucksformen für gleiche Bedeutungen oder grammatische Funktionen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Polymorphie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Polymorphie bezeichnet ja nur verschiedene äußere Formen für das gleiche Ding an sich.
Bei den staatenbildenden Insekten spricht die Biologie von einem "sozialen Polymorphismus."
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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.