Existenzialismus
[ɛksɪstɛnt͡si̯aˈlɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Existenzialismus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine in Frankreich entstandene philosophische Richtung des 20. Jahrhunderts, nach der im Gegensatz zum Essentialismus die Existenz Vorrang vor der Essenz hat
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Index DE-existenzialismus · Existenzialismus · German
Existenzialismus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Existenzialismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛksɪstɛnt͡si̯aˈlɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Existenzialismus“ im Deutschen
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Existenzialismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛksɪstɛnt͡si̯aˈlɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine in Frankreich entstandene philosophische Richtung des 20. Jahrhunderts, nach der im Gegensatz zum Essentialismus die Existenz Vorrang vor der Essenz hat".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Existenzialismus, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Existenzialismus, spelled E-X-I-S-T-E-N-Z-I-A-L-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1eine in Frankreich entstandene philosophische Richtung des 20. Jahrhunderts, nach der im Gegensatz zum Essentialismus die Existenz Vorrang vor der Essenz hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Existenzialismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eine der grundlegenden Annahmen des Existenzialismus und seiner Vertreter ist der Glaube an die Freiheit des menschlichen Individuums.“
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.