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 May 6, 2026) - die Einstellung, dass die eigene Spezies eine höhere Wertigkeit als andere Spezies hat
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Speziesismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌʃpeːt͡si̯ɛˈzɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Speziesismus” sits in German frequency
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
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.
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Using “Speziesismus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-P-E-Z-I-E-S-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌʃpeːt͡si̯ɛˈzɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.