altruistisch
[altʁuˈɪstɪʃ]
The verdict
“altruistisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gehoben: auf dem Altruismus beruhend
Corpus desk
Index DE-altruistisch · altruistisch · German
altruistisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | altruistisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [altʁuˈɪstɪʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „altruistisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
altruistisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [altʁuˈɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gehoben: auf dem Altruismus beruhend".
altruistisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is altruistisch, spelled A-L-T-R-U-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1gehoben: auf dem Altruismus beruhend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how altruistisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„So konnten sie offensichtlich eigennützige Feldzüge als altruistische Missionen tarnen, die dazu dienten, wilde Barbaren zu zivilisieren.“
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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.