Dogmatismus

[dɔɡmaˈtɪsmʊs]

/[dɔɡmaˈtɪsmʊs]/ noun

The verdict

“Dogmatismus” is uncommon German (frequency #81,437 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,437
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - starres Festhalten an einmal gefasster Meinung

Corpus desk

Index DE-dogmatismus · Dogmatismus · German

Dogmatismus · rank #81,437 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,437
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH doctrine

Nearest frequency peer: doctrine (-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 „Dogmatismus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dogmatismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordDogmatismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɔɡmaˈtɪsmʊs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#81,437
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dogmatismus“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dogmatismusfällt 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: „doctrine“ (#81,436), „dolmetschen“ (#81,438), „Divergenz“ (#81,435). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dogmatismus“ bei #81,437. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dogmatismus is uncommon German at frequency #81,437 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɔɡmaˈtɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "starres Festhalten an einmal gefasster Meinung".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Dogmatismus, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Dogmatismus, spelled D-O-G-M-A-T-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    starres Festhalten an einmal gefasster Meinung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der religiöse Dogmatismus der Kirchengründer und Kirchenführer und der Pragmatismus des niederen Personals in den unteren Stadt- und Landgemeinden hingen enger zusammen, als die Kirchenführer und die Durchschnittspfarrer wissen wollten.“

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 "Dogmatismus"?
"Dogmatismus" is spelled D-O-G-M-A-T-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [dɔɡmaˈtɪsmʊs].
What does "Dogmatismus" mean?
As a noun, "Dogmatismus" means: starres Festhalten an einmal gefasster Meinung
How do you pronounce "Dogmatismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dogmatismus" is [dɔɡmaˈtɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list