Anomie
[anoˈmiː]
The verdict
“Anomie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand mangelnder sozialer Ordnung
Corpus desk
Index DE-anomie · Anomie · German
Anomie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Anomie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [anoˈmiː] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Anomie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Anomie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [anoˈmiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Anomie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Anomie, spelled A-N-O-M-I-E.
Definition
- 1Zustand mangelnder sozialer Ordnung
- 2Soziologie ein aus [1] resultierendes Gefühl der Sinnlosigkeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Anomie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wo das Optimum zwischen Anomie und Erziehungsdiktatur liegt, darüber kann und sollte man diskutieren.“
„Folglich ist die Anomie ein regelmäßiger und spezifischer Faktor des Selbstmordes in unseren modernen Gesellschaften.“ (Émile Durkheim, Der Selbstmord)
This word in other languages
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.