Speziesismus
[ˌʃpeːt͡si̯ɛˈzɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Speziesismus” 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) - die Einstellung, dass die eigene Spezies eine höhere Wertigkeit als andere Spezies hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-speziesismus · Speziesismus · German
Speziesismus · 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 "S" 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 | Speziesismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌʃpeːt͡si̯ɛˈzɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Speziesismus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Speziesismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌʃpeːt͡si̯ɛˈzɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Einstellung, dass die eigene Spezies eine höhere Wertigkeit als andere Spezies hat".
Speziesismus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 Speziesismus, spelled S-P-E-Z-I-E-S-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1die Einstellung, dass die eigene Spezies eine höhere Wertigkeit als andere Spezies hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Speziesismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Speziesismus ist oft die Rechtfertigung für die Ausbeutung von Nutztieren.
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.