Spezifikum
[ʃpeˈt͡siːfikʊm]
The verdict
“Spezifikum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Besondere an etwas, das es zum Beispiel unterscheidbar von anderem macht
Corpus desk
Index DE-spezifikum · Spezifikum · German
Spezifikum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Spezifikum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃpeˈt͡siːfikʊm] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Spezifikum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Spezifikum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃpeˈt͡siːfikʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Spezifikum in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Spezifikum, spelled S-P-E-Z-I-F-I-K-U-M.
Definition
- 1das Besondere an etwas, das es zum Beispiel unterscheidbar von anderem macht
- 2Arznei, die (genau und nachgewiesen) bei einem speziellen Krankheitsbild hilft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Spezifikum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lachen ist ein Spezifikum des menschlichen Verhaltens.
„Außerdem werden das Hervorrufen von Schadenfreude und das Brechen von Tabus als Spezifika des Witzes bezeichnet.“
Antonyms
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.