Dadaismus

[dadaˈɪsmʊs]

/[dadaˈɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dadaismus” is an uncommon German word, ranked #88,786 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#88,786
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - literarische und künstlerische Bewegung, unter dem Einfluss der Geschehnisse einsetzend während des 1. Weltkrieges, die sich gegen die bürgerliche Kultur stellt, um einen neuen Anfang zu ermöglichen

Key facts for Dadaismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordDadaismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dadaˈɪsmʊs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#88,786
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Dadaismus” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Dadaismus lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Dadaismus is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [dadaˈɪsmʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #88,786 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "literarische und künstlerische Bewegung, unter dem Einfluss der Geschehnisse einsetzend während des 1. Weltkrieges, die sich gegen die bürgerliche Kultur stellt, um einen neuen Anfang zu ermöglichen".

Dadaismus has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Dadaismus, spelled D-A-D-A-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    literarische und künstlerische Bewegung, unter dem Einfluss der Geschehnisse einsetzend während des 1. Weltkrieges, die sich gegen die bürgerliche Kultur stellt, um einen neuen Anfang zu ermöglichen

Synonyms

Dada

Antonyms

ExpressionismusFuturismusImpressionismusKubismusNaturalismusSurrealismus

This word in other languages

dadaism(English)dadaísmo(Español)dadaïsme(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 "Dadaismus"?
"Dadaismus" is spelled D-A-D-A-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [dadaˈɪsmʊs].
What does "Dadaismus" mean?
As a noun, "Dadaismus" means: literarische und künstlerische Bewegung, unter dem Einfluss der Geschehnisse einsetzend während des 1. Weltkrieges, die sich gegen die bürgerliche Kultur stellt, um einen neuen Anfang zu ermöglichen
How do you pronounce "Dadaismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dadaismus" is [dadaˈɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dadaismus" come from?
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Using “Dadaismus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-A-D-A-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [dadaˈɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list