explosionsartig

[ɛksploˈzi̯oːnsˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç]

/[ɛksploˈzi̯oːnsˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“explosionsartig” is uncommon German (frequency #72,387 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,387
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Art einer Explosion; Merkmale einer Explosion ausweisend

Corpus desk

Index DE-explosionsartig · explosionsartig · German

explosionsartig · rank #72,387 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,387
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Exoplaneten

Nearest frequency peer: Exoplaneten (-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 „explosionsartig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for explosionsartig
PropertyValue
Headwordexplosionsartig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛksploˈzi̯oːnsˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç]
Letters15
Frequency rank#72,387
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „explosionsartig“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).explosionsartigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Exoplaneten“ (#72,386), „Extremist“ (#72,388), „Exkremente“ (#72,385). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „explosionsartig“ bei #72,387. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

explosionsartig is uncommon German at frequency #72,387 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛksploˈzi̯oːnsˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for explosionsartig in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is explosionsartig, spelled E-X-P-L-O-S-I-O-N-S-A-R-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Art einer Explosion; Merkmale einer Explosion ausweisend
  2. 2
    sehr plötzlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Eine Serie gewaltiger explosionsartiger Ausbrüche des Vulkans Ilopango im Osten Salvadors zerstörte mit Aschen- und Bimssteinregen um 250 n. Chr. weite Landstriche im heutigen Salvador und dem östlichen Guatemala.“
  2. „Der Gartenmarkt ist im vergangenen Jahr explosionsartig aufgeblüht wie eine Magnolie im April.“

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 "explosionsartig"?
"explosionsartig" is spelled E-X-P-L-O-S-I-O-N-S-A-R-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛksploˈzi̯oːnsˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç].
What does "explosionsartig" mean?
As an adjective, "explosionsartig" means: in der Art einer Explosion; Merkmale einer Explosion ausweisend
How do you pronounce "explosionsartig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "explosionsartig" is [ɛksploˈzi̯oːnsˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "explosionsartig" come from?
"explosionsartig" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list