atavistisch
[ataˈvɪstɪʃ]
The verdict
“atavistisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - uralt und überholt
Corpus desk
Index DE-atavistisch · atavistisch · German
atavistisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | atavistisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ataˈvɪstɪʃ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „atavistisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
atavistisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ataˈvɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "uralt und überholt".
atavistisch has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is atavistisch, spelled A-T-A-V-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1uralt und überholt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how atavistisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Fremdenfeindlichkeit ging so bald einher mit der atavistischen Neigung, den Boten für die überbrachte Nachricht verantwortlich zu machen.“
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.