Symbiose

[zʏmˈbi̯oːzə]

/[zʏmˈbi̯oːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Symbiose” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,964. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,964
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zusammenleben von Organismen verschiedener Arten zu gegenseitigem Vorteil

Corpus desk

Index DE-symbiose · Symbiose · German

Symbiose · rank #27,964 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #27,964
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sättigung

Nearest frequency peer: Sättigung (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Symbiose“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Symbiose“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Symbiose vs symbole
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Symbiose
PropertyValue
HeadwordSymbiose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zʏmˈbi̯oːzə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,964
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Symbiose“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Symbioseliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sättigung“ (#27,965), „Switzerland“ (#27,962), „südamerikanischen“ (#27,966). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Symbiose“ bei #27,964. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Symbiose (IPA [zʏmˈbi̯oːzə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,964 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Symbiose, with forms such as "smybiose", "ssymbiose", and "sybmiose". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "symbole", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Symbiose, spelled S-Y-M-B-I-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zusammenleben von Organismen verschiedener Arten zu gegenseitigem Vorteil
  2. 2
    das Zusammenwirken von mehreren Faktoren, die sich vielfach gegenseitig begünstigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieser zeigte, daß es die Milliarden Bazillen sind, welche die Symbiose mit gewissen Hülsenfrüchten den Stickstoff der Luft unmittelbar den Pflanzen zum Aufbau verschaffen.
  2. Flechten sind eine Symbiose aus Algen und Pilzen.

Synonyms

ZusammenlebenMutualismusMutualismus

Antonyms

ParasitismusParasitismus

This word in other languages

symbiosis(English)simbiosis(Español)symbiose(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • smybiose
  • ssymbiose
  • sybmiose
  • symbbiose
  • symbioes
  • symbiosse
  • symbisoe
  • symboise
  • symibose
  • symmbiose
  • syymbiose
  • ysmbiose

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Symbiose - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

smybiose2ssymbiose1sybmiose2symbbiose1symbioes2symbiosse1symbisoe2symboise2
Edit distance from "Symbiose"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Symbiose"?
"Symbiose" is spelled S-Y-M-B-I-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [zʏmˈbi̯oːzə].
What does "Symbiose" mean?
As a noun, "Symbiose" means: Zusammenleben von Organismen verschiedener Arten zu gegenseitigem Vorteil
What words are commonly confused with "Symbiose"?
"Symbiose" is commonly confused with "symbole". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Symbiose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Symbiose" is [zʏmˈbi̯oːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Symbiose" come from?
"Symbiose" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Symbiose", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tauglich#27,970spielend#27,948Treffens#27,983Trichter#27,984

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Sättigung12 variantsSoziologe12 variantsverdanke12 variantssekundär12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list