Darwinismus

[daʁviˈnɪsmʊs]

/[daʁviˈnɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Darwinismus” is an uncommon German word, ranked #71,217 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#71,217
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die von Charles Darwin (nahezu gleichzeitig mit A. R. Wallace) entwickelte Evolutionstheorie, nach der die an die Natur am besten angepassten (engl. "fit") Lebewesen überleben und sich weiter entwi...

Key facts for Darwinismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordDarwinismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[daʁviˈnɪsmʊs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#71,217
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Darwinismus” 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). Darwinismus lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Darwinismus is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [daʁviˈnɪsmʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #71,217 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Darwinismus, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Darwinismus, spelled D-A-R-W-I-N-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    die von Charles Darwin (nahezu gleichzeitig mit A. R. Wallace) entwickelte Evolutionstheorie, nach der die an die Natur am besten angepassten (engl. "fit") Lebewesen überleben und sich weiter entwickeln
  2. 2
    Kurzbezeichnung für den Sozialdarwinismus, der die die Evolutionstheorie nach Darwin ([1]) in vielfältiger Weise auf den Sozialbereich des Menschen überträgt und gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen in der Hauptsache auf Auseinandersetzungen im Kampf ums Dasein zurückführt

Synonyms

EvolutionstheorieSozialdarwinismus

Antonyms

Kreationismus

This word in other languages

Darwinism(English)darvinismo(Español)darwinisme(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 "Darwinismus"?
"Darwinismus" is spelled D-A-R-W-I-N-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [daʁviˈnɪsmʊs].
What does "Darwinismus" mean?
As a noun, "Darwinismus" means: die von Charles Darwin (nahezu gleichzeitig mit A. R. Wallace) entwickelte Evolutionstheorie, nach der die an die Natur am besten angepassten (engl. "fit") Lebewesen überleben und sich weiter entwi...
How do you pronounce "Darwinismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Darwinismus" is [daʁviˈnɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Darwinismus" come from?
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Using “Darwinismus”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is D-A-R-W-I-N-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [daʁviˈnɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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