Determinismus

[detɛʁmiˈnɪsmʊs]

/[detɛʁmiˈnɪsmʊs]/ noun

The verdict

“Determinismus” is uncommon German (frequency #75,525 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,525
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Lehre von der kausalen (Vor-)Bestimmtheit allen Geschehens

Corpus desk

Index DE-determinismus · Determinismus · German

Determinismus · rank #75,525 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,525
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH deskriptiv

Nearest frequency peer: deskriptiv (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Determinismus“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Determinismus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Determinismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordDeterminismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[detɛʁmiˈnɪsmʊs]
Letters13
Frequency rank#75,525
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Determinismus“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Determinismusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „deskriptiv“ (#75,524), „Dezernent“ (#75,526), „DHCP“ (#75,527). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Determinismus“ bei #75,525. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Determinismus is uncommon German at frequency #75,525 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [detɛʁmiˈnɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Lehre von der kausalen (Vor-)Bestimmtheit allen Geschehens".

Determinismus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Determinismus, spelled D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Lehre von der kausalen (Vor-)Bestimmtheit allen Geschehens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Determinismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Naturwissenschaften können weder den Materialismus noch den Determinismus beweisen, bestätigen, verteidigen.“
  2. „Im Fall des Determinismus ist letzten Endes alles bereits vorher festgelegt; es steht fest, was geschehen kann und geschehen wird.“

Antonyms

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); 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 "Determinismus"?
"Determinismus" is spelled D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [detɛʁmiˈnɪsmʊs].
What does "Determinismus" mean?
As a noun, "Determinismus" means: die Lehre von der kausalen (Vor-)Bestimmtheit allen Geschehens
How do you pronounce "Determinismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Determinismus" is [detɛʁmiˈnɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Determinismus" come from?
"Determinismus" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Determinismus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list