Dualismus

[duaˈlɪsmʊs]

/[duaˈlɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dualismus” is uncommon German (frequency #53,623 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,623
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Bestehen von zwei Elementen Gut und Böse, nebeneinander oder einander gegenüber

Corpus desk

Index DE-dualismus · Dualismus · German

Dualismus · rank #53,623 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,623
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchdachten

Nearest frequency peer: durchdachten (+2 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 „Dualismus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dualismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordDualismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[duaˈlɪsmʊs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,623
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dualismus“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „durchdachten“ (#53,625), „dringlich“ (#53,620), „durchgearbeitet“ (#53,626). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dualismus“ bei #53,623. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dualismus is uncommon German at frequency #53,623 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [duaˈlɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Dualismus in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Dualismus, spelled D-U-A-L-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Bestehen von zwei Elementen Gut und Böse, nebeneinander oder einander gegenüber
  2. 2
    die Annahme, dass alles auf nur zwei ursprüngliche, nicht auseinander herzuleitende Prinzipien gegründet sei

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. So wenig es der positivistischen oder irgendeiner anderen Theorie möglich ist, den Dualismus von Erfahrung und Idee, von Tatsachen und Einfällen zum Verschwinden zu bringen, […], so wenig erscheint es möglich, den Dualismus von Sein und Sollen, von Wert und Wirklichkeit, aus der Welt zu schaffen.
  2. Der Dualismus ist eine Weltanschauung und Betrachtungsweise.

Synonyms

ZweiheitZweiheits-Lehre

Antonyms

MonismusPluralismusTrialismus

This word in other languages

dualism(English)dualismo(Español)dualisme(Français)

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 "Dualismus"?
"Dualismus" is spelled D-U-A-L-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [duaˈlɪsmʊs].
What does "Dualismus" mean?
As a noun, "Dualismus" means: das Bestehen von zwei Elementen Gut und Böse, nebeneinander oder einander gegenüber
How do you pronounce "Dualismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dualismus" is [duaˈlɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dualismus" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dringlich#53,620dämliches#53,630Designern#53,609Einbruchs#53,638

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list