Etatismus

[etaˈtɪsmʊs]

/[etaˈtɪsmʊs]/ noun

The verdict

“Etatismus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine politische Anschauung beziehungsweise Theorie, welche dem Staat eine besondere Bedeutung im wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Leben einräumt

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Index DE-etatismus · Etatismus · German

Etatismus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Etatismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordEtatismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[etaˈtɪsmʊs]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Etatismus“ im Deutschen

Etatismusliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Etatismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [etaˈtɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine politische Anschauung beziehungsweise Theorie, welche dem Staat eine besondere Bedeutung im wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Leben einräumt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Etatismus, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Etatismus, spelled E-T-A-T-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine politische Anschauung beziehungsweise Theorie, welche dem Staat eine besondere Bedeutung im wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Leben einräumt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der französische Etatismus kommt in der Banlieue an eine seltsame sozialpsychologische Grenze.“
  2. „Nationalistische Integration und Etatismus in der Wirtschaftsplanung reichen hier zur Krisenbewältigung nicht mehr aus.“

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Etatismus"?
"Etatismus" is spelled E-T-A-T-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [etaˈtɪsmʊs].
What does "Etatismus" mean?
As a noun, "Etatismus" means: eine politische Anschauung beziehungsweise Theorie, welche dem Staat eine besondere Bedeutung im wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Leben einräumt
How do you pronounce "Etatismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Etatismus" is [etaˈtɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Etatismus" come from?
"Etatismus" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list