Theraphosidae
[teʁaˈfoːzidɛ]
The verdict
“Theraphosidae” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der wissenschaftliche Name der artenreichen, in den Tropen und Subtropen verbreiteten Familie der Vogelspinnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-theraphosidae · Theraphosidae · German
Theraphosidae · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Theraphosidae |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [teʁaˈfoːzidɛ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Theraphosidae“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Theraphosidae is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [teʁaˈfoːzidɛ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der wissenschaftliche Name der artenreichen, in den Tropen und Subtropen verbreiteten Familie der Vogelspinnen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Theraphosidae, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Theraphosidae, spelled T-H-E-R-A-P-H-O-S-I-D-A-E.
Definition
- 1der wissenschaftliche Name der artenreichen, in den Tropen und Subtropen verbreiteten Familie der Vogelspinnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Theraphosidae appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Lebensweise der einzelnen Arten und Gattungen“ der Theraphosidae „ist sehr verschieden. Manche leben unter Steinen oder Rinde, viele in selbst gegrabenen Röhren im Boden. Viele Arten sind gewandte Jäger, andere eher träge Tiere, die auf Beute lauern.“
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.