Tierversuch

[ˈtiːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌzuːx]

/[ˈtiːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌzuːx]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tierversuch” is uncommon German (frequency #85,937 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,937
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Versuch an lebenden Tieren zu wissenschaftlichen oder kosmetischen Zwecken

Corpus desk

Index DE-tierversuch · Tierversuch · German

Tierversuch · rank #85,937 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,937
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tire

Nearest frequency peer: tire (+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 „Tierversuch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tierversuch
PropertyValue
HeadwordTierversuch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtiːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌzuːx]
Letters11
Frequency rank#85,937
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tierversuch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Tierversuchfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „tire“ (#85,938), „théâtre“ (#85,935), „tob“ (#85,939). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tierversuch“ bei #85,937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tierversuch is uncommon German at frequency #85,937 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtiːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌzuːx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Versuch an lebenden Tieren zu wissenschaftlichen oder kosmetischen Zwecken".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tierversuch, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Tierversuch, spelled T-I-E-R-V-E-R-S-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Versuch an lebenden Tieren zu wissenschaftlichen oder kosmetischen Zwecken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei vielen Tierversuchen leiden die Tiere große Qualen.
  2. Tierversuche für Kosmetika sind verboten, zu medizinischen Zwecken sind sie aber erlaubt.

Synonyms

Tierexperiment

Antonyms

ComputersimulationIn-vitro-VerfahrenMenschenversuch

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 "Tierversuch"?
"Tierversuch" is spelled T-I-E-R-V-E-R-S-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtiːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌzuːx].
What does "Tierversuch" mean?
As a noun, "Tierversuch" means: Versuch an lebenden Tieren zu wissenschaftlichen oder kosmetischen Zwecken
How do you pronounce "Tierversuch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tierversuch" is [ˈtiːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌzuːx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tierversuch" come from?
"Tierversuch" 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 "Tierversuch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Subtraktion#85,905unfassbarer#85,969ungewohntes#85,971Untergrunds#85,978

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list