Spezies
German, noun/ˈʃpeːtsi̯əs/
Spezies is spelled S-P-E-Z-I-E-S (7 letters) and appears 6.9 times per million words in written German, the 9,526th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spezies is a German feminine noun meaning “species” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die besondere Art einer Gattung”.
What does Spezies mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespecies
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die besondere Art einer Gattung 2. in der biologischen Systematik die Bezeichnung für eine Tier- oder Pflanzenart 3. obligatorisch im Gleichgewicht miteinander auftretende Dissoziations- oder Redox-Stufen derselben Substanz 4. Grundrechenart
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Spezies
- Spezien plural
- Species alternative archaic
- Spezie alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Spezies?
- /ˈʃpeːtsi̯əs/
- /ˈʃpeːtsi̯ɛs/
- /ˈsp-/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Spezies
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Spezies in German?
Spezies appears 6.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).