Existentialist

[ɛksɪstɛnt͡si̯aˈlɪst]

/[ɛksɪstɛnt͡si̯aˈlɪst]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertreter des Existentialismus

Corpus desk

Index DE-existentialist · Existentialist · German

Existentialist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 Existentialist
PropertyValue
HeadwordExistentialist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛksɪstɛnt͡si̯aˈlɪst]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Existentialist“ im Deutschen

Existentialistschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Existentialist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛksɪstɛnt͡si̯aˈlɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vertreter des Existentialismus".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Existentialist in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Existentialist, spelled E-X-I-S-T-E-N-T-I-A-L-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vertreter des Existentialismus

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Was die Existentialisten trieben, davon hatte er in der Heimatstadt etwas mitbekommen.“

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 "Existentialist"?
"Existentialist" is spelled E-X-I-S-T-E-N-T-I-A-L-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛksɪstɛnt͡si̯aˈlɪst].
What does "Existentialist" mean?
As a noun, "Existentialist" means: Vertreter des Existentialismus
How do you pronounce "Existentialist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Existentialist" is [ɛksɪstɛnt͡si̯aˈlɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Existentialist" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list