anachronistisch

[anakʁoˈnɪstɪʃ]

/[anakʁoˈnɪstɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“anachronistisch” is uncommon German (frequency #89,930 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,930
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - überholt; nicht mehr zeitgemäß; nicht in einen bestimmten geschichtlichen Zeitraum, sondern in einen vorhergehenden passend

Corpus desk

Index DE-anachronistisch · anachronistisch · German

anachronistisch · rank #89,930 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,930
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH amüsantes

Nearest frequency peer: amüsantes (-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 „anachronistisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anachronistisch
PropertyValue
Headwordanachronistisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[anakʁoˈnɪstɪʃ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#89,930
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anachronistisch“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).anachronistischfällt 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: „amüsantes“ (#89,929), „anbaut“ (#89,931), „Ammenmärchen“ (#89,928). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anachronistisch“ bei #89,930. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anachronistisch is uncommon German at frequency #89,930 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [anakʁoˈnɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for anachronistisch in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is anachronistisch, spelled A-N-A-C-H-R-O-N-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    überholt; nicht mehr zeitgemäß; nicht in einen bestimmten geschichtlichen Zeitraum, sondern in einen vorhergehenden passend
  2. 2
    zeitlich falsch eingeordnet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Manche Verwandtschaftsbezeichnungen wie Muhme oder Oheim wirken heutzutage anachronistisch.
  2. „Ist die Frage, ob der Herrscher nun Deutscher oder Franzose war, nicht völlig anachronistisch?“

Synonyms

altmodischunzeitgemäßzeitwidrig

Antonyms

zeitgemäß

This word in other languages

anachronistic(English)anacrónico(Español)anachronique(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 "anachronistisch"?
"anachronistisch" is spelled A-N-A-C-H-R-O-N-I-S-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [anakʁoˈnɪstɪʃ].
What does "anachronistisch" mean?
As an adjective, "anachronistisch" means: überholt; nicht mehr zeitgemäß; nicht in einen bestimmten geschichtlichen Zeitraum, sondern in einen vorhergehenden passend
How do you pronounce "anachronistisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anachronistisch" is [anakʁoˈnɪstɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anachronistisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list