Expressionist

[ɛkspʁɛsi̯oˈnɪst]

/[ɛkspʁɛsi̯oˈnɪst]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-expressionist · Expressionist · German

Expressionist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 Expressionist
PropertyValue
HeadwordExpressionist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛkspʁɛsi̯oˈnɪst]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Expressionist“ im Deutschen

Expressionistliegt 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

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

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Expressionist, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Expressionist, spelled E-X-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vertreter des Expressionismus

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mit der Wiederentdeckung der Expressionisten hätte sich mein Vater gerne geschmückt.“
  2. „Hanns Johst will helfen, aber Wolfgang Willrich, unterstützt von Ernährungsminister Walther Darré, greift auch ihn an, schließlich hat auch Johst als Expressionist und Jungautor »dumme Sachen« gemacht.“

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 "Expressionist"?
"Expressionist" is spelled E-X-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛkspʁɛsi̯oˈnɪst].
What does "Expressionist" mean?
As a noun, "Expressionist" means: Vertreter des Expressionismus
How do you pronounce "Expressionist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Expressionist" is [ɛkspʁɛsi̯oˈnɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Expressionist" come from?
"Expressionist" 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