Versuchstier
German, noun[fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxsˌtiːɐ̯]
Versuchstier is spelled V-E-R-S-U-C-H-S-T-I-E-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 195,050th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Versuchstier is a German neuter noun meaning “laboratory animal, experimental animal, lab animal, test animal, animal subject, animal test subject; animal used in animal testing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Tier, an oder mit dem ein Versuch durchgeführt wird”.
What does Versuchstier mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterlaboratory animal, experimental animal, lab animal, test animal, animal subject, animal test subject; animal used in animal testing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tier, an oder mit dem ein Versuch durchgeführt wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Versuchstier
- Versuchstiers genitive
- Versuchstiere plural
- Versuchstieren dative definite plural
- Versuchstieres genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Versuchstier?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxsˌtiːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Versuchstier in German?
Versuchstier appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).