diktatorisch

[dɪktaˈtoːʁɪʃ]

/[dɪktaˈtoːʁɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“diktatorisch” is uncommon German (frequency #86,365 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,365
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Art einer Diktatur, auf einer Diktatur beruhend

Corpus desk

Index DE-diktatorisch · diktatorisch · German

diktatorisch · rank #86,365 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,365
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH diensthabenden

Nearest frequency peer: diensthabenden (-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 „diktatorisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for diktatorisch
PropertyValue
Headworddiktatorisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[dɪktaˈtoːʁɪʃ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#86,365
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „diktatorisch“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.diktatorischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „diensthabenden“ (#86,364), „Diners“ (#86,367), „dialektische“ (#86,362). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „diktatorisch“ bei #86,365. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

diktatorisch is uncommon German at frequency #86,365 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dɪktaˈtoːʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

diktatorisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is diktatorisch, spelled D-I-K-T-A-T-O-R-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Art einer Diktatur, auf einer Diktatur beruhend
  2. 2
    keinen Widerspruch duldend, herrisch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nach ihrer Niederlage gegen die Kommunisten war die KMT 1949 nach Taiwan geflohen und hatte dort für lange Jahre diktatorisch regiert.
  2. Ich hoffe der nächste Chef ist nicht so diktatorisch wie der letzte.

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 "diktatorisch"?
"diktatorisch" is spelled D-I-K-T-A-T-O-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪktaˈtoːʁɪʃ].
What does "diktatorisch" mean?
As an adjective, "diktatorisch" means: in der Art einer Diktatur, auf einer Diktatur beruhend
How do you pronounce "diktatorisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diktatorisch" is [dɪktaˈtoːʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diktatorisch" come from?
"diktatorisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list