Symbiont

[zʏmˈbi̯ɔnt]

/[zʏmˈbi̯ɔnt]/ noun

The verdict

“Symbiont” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lebewesen, das in Symbiose mit einem anderen Lebewesen lebt

Corpus desk

Index DE-symbiont · Symbiont · German

Symbiont · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for Symbiont
PropertyValue
HeadwordSymbiont
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zʏmˈbi̯ɔnt]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Symbiont“ im Deutschen

Symbiontsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Symbiont is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zʏmˈbi̯ɔnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lebewesen, das in Symbiose mit einem anderen Lebewesen lebt".

Symbiont has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Symbiont, spelled S-Y-M-B-I-O-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lebewesen, das in Symbiose mit einem anderen Lebewesen lebt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Symbiont appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Bei im Freiland gefangenen Zellen fehlt der Symbiont nur selten, einige Symbionten sind jedoch nicht voll entwickelt, was über den Lebenszyklus erklärt werden könnte.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Symbiont"?
"Symbiont" is spelled S-Y-M-B-I-O-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zʏmˈbi̯ɔnt].
What does "Symbiont" mean?
As a noun, "Symbiont" means: Lebewesen, das in Symbiose mit einem anderen Lebewesen lebt
How do you pronounce "Symbiont"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Symbiont" is [zʏmˈbi̯ɔnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Symbiont" come from?
"Symbiont" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list