stenohalin
[ʃtenohaˈliːn]
The verdict
“stenohalin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - empfindlich gegenüber Schwankungen des Salzgehalts im Wasser
Corpus desk
Index DE-stenohalin · stenohalin · German
stenohalin · 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 | stenohalin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ʃtenohaˈliːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „stenohalin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
stenohalin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʃtenohaˈliːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "empfindlich gegenüber Schwankungen des Salzgehalts im Wasser".
stenohalin has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is stenohalin, spelled S-T-E-N-O-H-A-L-I-N.
Definition
- 1empfindlich gegenüber Schwankungen des Salzgehalts im Wasser
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how stenohalin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Salinität sank und – wichtiger für die Faunenentwicklung – die Alkalinität erhöhte sich. Alle stenohalinen Organismen starben aus.“
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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.