Anachronismus

[anakʁoˈnɪsmʊs]

/[anakʁoˈnɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anachronismus” is uncommon German (frequency #80,049 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,049
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - falsche zeitliche Einordnung

Corpus desk

Index DE-anachronismus · Anachronismus · German

Anachronismus · rank #80,049 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,049
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Amtsgerichte

Nearest frequency peer: Amtsgerichte (-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 „Anachronismus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Anachronismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnachronismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[anakʁoˈnɪsmʊs]
Letters13
Frequency rank#80,049
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Anachronismus“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Anachronismusfällt 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: „Amtsgerichte“ (#80,048), „Anarcho“ (#80,050), „altertümlichen“ (#80,047). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anachronismus“ bei #80,049. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Anachronismus is uncommon German at frequency #80,049 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [anakʁoˈnɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Anachronismus, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Anachronismus, spelled A-N-A-C-H-R-O-N-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    falsche zeitliche Einordnung
  2. 2
    überholte Einrichtung, Ansicht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Unter den ganzen Computern wirkte die mechanische Schreibmaschine wie ein glatter Anachronismus.
  2. Ein Darsteller in einem Gladiatorenfilm, der eine Digitalarmbanduhr trägt, ist ein Beispiel für einen besonders krassen Anachronismus.

Antonyms

Chronismusmodern

This word in other languages

anachronism(English)anacronismo(Español)anachronisme(Français)

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 "Anachronismus"?
"Anachronismus" is spelled A-N-A-C-H-R-O-N-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [anakʁoˈnɪsmʊs].
What does "Anachronismus" mean?
As a noun, "Anachronismus" means: falsche zeitliche Einordnung
How do you pronounce "Anachronismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anachronismus" is [anakʁoˈnɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anachronismus" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Anachronismus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

allumfassende#80,044Alltagskultur#80,043absichtlichen#80,031Arbeitsrechts#80,072

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list