Taxon
[ˈtaksɔn]
The verdict
“Taxon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine in der Biologie als systematische Einheit erkannte und entsprechend benannte Gruppe von Lebewesen
Corpus desk
Index DE-taxon · Taxon · German
Taxon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | Taxon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaksɔn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Taxon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Taxon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaksɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine in der Biologie als systematische Einheit erkannte und entsprechend benannte Gruppe von Lebewesen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Taxon in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Taxon, spelled T-A-X-O-N.
Definition
- 1eine in der Biologie als systematische Einheit erkannte und entsprechend benannte Gruppe von Lebewesen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Taxon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Einige Insekten konnten wir bis zur Art bestimmen, bei anderen mussten wir es bei höheren Taxa bewenden lassen.
„Einteilen bedeutet, Lebewesen zu Einheiten zu gruppieren, die Taxa oder Gruppen genannt werden.“
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.