Taxonomie

[ˌtaksonoˈmiː]

/[ˌtaksonoˈmiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Taxonomie” is uncommon German (frequency #83,373 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,373
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lehre und Ergebnis der Klassenbildung der Objekte in einer Wissenschaft (in der Biologie, Linguistik…)

Corpus desk

Index DE-taxonomie · Taxonomie · German

Taxonomie · rank #83,373 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,373
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Talsperren

Nearest frequency peer: Talsperren (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Taxonomie“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Taxonomie“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Taxonomie
PropertyValue
HeadwordTaxonomie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌtaksonoˈmiː]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,373
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Taxonomie“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Taxonomiefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Talsperren“ (#83,372), „tek“ (#83,374), „tempore“ (#83,375). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Taxonomie“ bei #83,373. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Taxonomie is uncommon German at frequency #83,373 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌtaksonoˈmiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lehre und Ergebnis der Klassenbildung der Objekte in einer Wissenschaft (in der Biologie, Linguistik…)".

No misspelling variants are generated for Taxonomie in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Taxonomie, spelled T-A-X-O-N-O-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lehre und Ergebnis der Klassenbildung der Objekte in einer Wissenschaft (in der Biologie, Linguistik…)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Taxonomie der Reptilien befindet sich gerade im Umbruch.

Synonyms

Systematik

Antonyms

PhysiologieÖkologieEthologieVerhaltensforschung

This word in other languages

taxonomy(English)taxonomía(Español)taxinomie(Français)taxonomia(Português)

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 "Taxonomie"?
"Taxonomie" is spelled T-A-X-O-N-O-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌtaksonoˈmiː].
What does "Taxonomie" mean?
As a noun, "Taxonomie" means: Lehre und Ergebnis der Klassenbildung der Objekte in einer Wissenschaft (in der Biologie, Linguistik…)
How do you pronounce "Taxonomie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Taxonomie" is [ˌtaksonoˈmiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Taxonomie" come from?
"Taxonomie" 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 "Taxonomie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list