expressionistisch
[ɛkspʁɛsi̯oˈnɪstɪʃ]
The verdict
“expressionistisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Stile des Expressionismus, zu ihm gehörend, ihn betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-expressionistisch · expressionistisch · German
expressionistisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | expressionistisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɛkspʁɛsi̯oˈnɪstɪʃ] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „expressionistisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
expressionistisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛkspʁɛsi̯oˈnɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "im Stile des Expressionismus, zu ihm gehörend, ihn betreffend".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for expressionistisch, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is expressionistisch, spelled E-X-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1im Stile des Expressionismus, zu ihm gehörend, ihn betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how expressionistisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zerfließende Uhren und ein spitzer Schnurrbart sind Salvador Dalís Markenzeichen, ein expressionistischer Pinsel dagegen weniger.“
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.