Ökosystem

\ˈøːkozʏsˌteːm\

/\ˈøːkozʏsˌteːm\/ noun

The verdict

“Ökosystem” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Écosystème.

Corpus desk

Index FR-okosystem · Ökosystem · French

Ökosystem · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Ö" 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.

Key facts for Ökosystem
PropertyValue
HeadwordÖkosystem
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈøːkozʏsˌteːm\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Ökosystem » en français

Ökosystemsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ökosystem is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈøːkozʏsˌteːm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Écosystème.".

Ökosystem has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Ökosystem, spelled Ö-K-O-S-Y-S-T-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Écosystème.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Von modernsten KI-Basismodellen bis hin zu spezialisierten KI-Anwendungen ist die KI-Landschaft in der EU dynamisch. Sie wird durch Forschung, neue aufkommende Technologien und ein florierendes Ökosystem aus Start-ups und Scale-ups vorangetrieben.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ökosystem"?
"Ökosystem" is spelled Ö-K-O-S-Y-S-T-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈøːkozʏsˌteːm\.
What does "Ökosystem" mean?
As a noun, "Ökosystem" means: Écosystème.
How do you pronounce "Ökosystem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ökosystem" is \ˈøːkozʏsˌteːm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ökosystem" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list