spezifisches Epitheton
[ʃpeˌt͡siːfɪʃəs eˈpiːtetɔn]
The verdict
“spezifisches Epitheton” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der zweite, immer mit kleinem Anfangsbuchstaben geschriebene Namensteil eines biologischen Artnamens gemäß der biologischen Nomenklatur
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | spezifisches Epitheton |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ʃpeˌt͡siːfɪʃəs eˈpiːtetɔn] |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “spezifisches Epitheton” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
spezifisches Epitheton is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ʃpeˌt͡siːfɪʃəs eˈpiːtetɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der zweite, immer mit kleinem Anfangsbuchstaben geschriebene Namensteil eines biologischen Artnamens gemäß der biologischen Nomenklatur".
spezifisches Epitheton doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is spezifisches Epitheton, spelled S-P-E-Z-I-F-I-S-C-H-E-S- -E-P-I-T-H-E-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1der zweite, immer mit kleinem Anfangsbuchstaben geschriebene Namensteil eines biologischen Artnamens gemäß der biologischen Nomenklatur
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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.
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- The one correct German spelling is S-P-E-Z-I-F-I-S-C-H-E-S- -E-P-I-T-H-E-T-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.