Aphorismus
[afoˈʁɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Aphorismus” 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) - Sinnspruch, kurz und treffend formulierter Prosaausspruch oder Gedanke; Gedankensplitter, kurz hingeworfener, geistreicher Gedanke
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Index DE-aphorismus · Aphorismus · German
Aphorismus · 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 | Aphorismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [afoˈʁɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Aphorismus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Aphorismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [afoˈʁɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sinnspruch, kurz und treffend formulierter Prosaausspruch oder Gedanke; Gedankensplitter, kurz hingeworfener, geistreicher Gedanke".
Aphorismus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Aphorismus, spelled A-P-H-O-R-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Sinnspruch, kurz und treffend formulierter Prosaausspruch oder Gedanke; Gedankensplitter, kurz hingeworfener, geistreicher Gedanke
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Aphorismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg ist einer der bekanntesten Verfasser von Aphorismen.
„In Wahrheit siechte Seume dahin, schrieb zwischen den geliebten Toten aus dem alten Griechenland seine Autobiographie, exzerpierte Plutarch und notierte Aphorismen, von denen er schon ahnte, dass sie apokryph bleiben würden.“
Synonyms
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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.