dogmatisch

[dɔˈɡmaːtɪʃ]

/[dɔˈɡmaːtɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“dogmatisch” is uncommon German (frequency #52,024 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,024
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Anspruch auf Allgemeingültigkeit, Verbindlichkeit erhebend; reflektiert auf einem Dogma beruhend

Corpus desk

Index DE-dogmatisch · dogmatisch · German

dogmatisch · rank #52,024 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,024
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Disketten

Nearest frequency peer: Disketten (-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 „dogmatisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dogmatisch
PropertyValue
Headworddogmatisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[dɔˈɡmaːtɪʃ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,024
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dogmatisch“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).dogmatischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Disketten“ (#52,023), „Drogenpolitik“ (#52,026), „diffusen“ (#52,021). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dogmatisch“ bei #52,024. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dogmatisch is uncommon German at frequency #52,024 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dɔˈɡmaːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for dogmatisch in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is dogmatisch, spelled D-O-G-M-A-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Anspruch auf Allgemeingültigkeit, Verbindlichkeit erhebend; reflektiert auf einem Dogma beruhend
  2. 2
    unkritisch, unreflektiert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Kirche vertritt eine dogmatische Prinzipienlehre.
  2. „in der zeit, wo ich wesentliche sachen gemacht habe, waren wir sehr dogmatisch, die heutige zeit ist nicht mehr so dogmatisch, damals war es so: ein abstrakter maler hat mit einem gegenständlichen maler nicht mehr geredet.“

Synonyms

unkritischunreflektiert

Antonyms

pragmatischoffenlernfähigkritischreflektiert

This word in other languages

dogmatic(English)dogmático(Español)dogmatique(Français)dogmático(Português)

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 "dogmatisch"?
"dogmatisch" is spelled D-O-G-M-A-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [dɔˈɡmaːtɪʃ].
What does "dogmatisch" mean?
As an adjective, "dogmatisch" means: den Anspruch auf Allgemeingültigkeit, Verbindlichkeit erhebend; reflektiert auf einem Dogma beruhend
How do you pronounce "dogmatisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dogmatisch" is [dɔˈɡmaːtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dogmatisch" come from?
"dogmatisch" 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 "dogmatisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Drogentest#52,027eingelegte#52,048brillanter#51,999einzugeben#52,053

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list