Subspezies
[ˈzʊpʃpeːt͡si̯ɛs]
The verdict
“Subspezies” 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) - eine meist geografisch abgegrenzte differenzierte Ausbildung einer Spezies
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Index DE-subspezies · Subspezies · German
Subspezies · 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 | Subspezies |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzʊpʃpeːt͡si̯ɛs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Subspezies“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Subspezies is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzʊpʃpeːt͡si̯ɛs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine meist geografisch abgegrenzte differenzierte Ausbildung einer Spezies".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Subspezies, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Subspezies, spelled S-U-B-S-P-E-Z-I-E-S.
Definition
- 1eine meist geografisch abgegrenzte differenzierte Ausbildung einer Spezies
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Subspezies appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eine Subspezies ist die Zusammenfassung phänotypisch ähnlicher Populationen einer Art, die ein geographisches Teilgebiet des Areals der Art bewohnen und sich taxonomisch von anderen Populationen der Art unterscheiden.“
„Die Entwicklungsgeschichte des modernen Menschen ist mit rund 160000 Jahren schlicht zu kurz, um voneinander unterscheidbare Subspezies hervorzubringen.“
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.