Antiklimax
[antiˈkliːmaks]
The verdict
“Antiklimax” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rhetorische Figur; eine absteigende Rangfolge vom Höheren, Wichtigeren zum weniger Hohen, Wichtigen; umgekehrte, absteigende Klimax
Corpus desk
Index DE-antiklimax · Antiklimax · German
Antiklimax · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Antiklimax |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [antiˈkliːmaks] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Antiklimax“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Antiklimax is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [antiˈkliːmaks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rhetorische Figur; eine absteigende Rangfolge vom Höheren, Wichtigeren zum weniger Hohen, Wichtigen; umgekehrte, absteigende Klimax".
Antiklimax has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Antiklimax, spelled A-N-T-I-K-L-I-M-A-X.
Definition
- 1rhetorische Figur; eine absteigende Rangfolge vom Höheren, Wichtigeren zum weniger Hohen, Wichtigen; umgekehrte, absteigende Klimax
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Antiklimax appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eine Antiklimax nennt man so etwas, einen Aufstieg vom Groben, Animalischen ins blumig Zarte.“
„Wenn es je eine literarische Antiklimax gegeben hat, dann diese.“
Antonyms
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.