defätistisch
[defɛˈtɪstɪʃ]
The verdict
“defätistisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hoffnungslosigkeit ausdrückend (und verbreitend) oder auch fast schon resignierend
Corpus desk
Index DE-defatistisch · defätistisch · German
defätistisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | defätistisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [defɛˈtɪstɪʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „defätistisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
defätistisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [defɛˈtɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hoffnungslosigkeit ausdrückend (und verbreitend) oder auch fast schon resignierend".
defätistisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is defätistisch, spelled D-E-F-Ä-T-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Hoffnungslosigkeit ausdrückend (und verbreitend) oder auch fast schon resignierend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how defätistisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bitte jetzt keine defätistischen Bemerkungen.
"Die höchste gemeingriechische Instanz, die Priesterschaft in Delphi, machte kein Hehl daraus, dass sie defätistisch gesonnen war und jeglichen Widerstand für Unsinn hielt."
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.