Vivisektion
[vivizɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Vivisektion” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Operation an einem lebenden Tier zu Versuchszwecken, früher auch an lebenden Menschen (an Gefangenen sowie in Konzentrationslagern)
Corpus desk
Index DE-vivisektion · Vivisektion · German
Vivisektion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | Vivisektion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [vivizɛkˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vivisektion“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vivisektion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [vivizɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Operation an einem lebenden Tier zu Versuchszwecken, früher auch an lebenden Menschen (an Gefangenen sowie in Konzentrationslagern)".
Vivisektion doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Vivisektion, spelled V-I-V-I-S-E-K-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Operation an einem lebenden Tier zu Versuchszwecken, früher auch an lebenden Menschen (an Gefangenen sowie in Konzentrationslagern)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vivisektion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Ärzte Alexandrias sahen – geprägt durch aristotelisches Gedankengut – in der Vivisektion den einzigen Weg zur Erkenntnis.
Seit 30 Jahren kämpfen wir gegen die Vivisektion, den Handel von Versuchstieren und gegen schädliche Arzneimittel.
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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.