extremistisch
[ɛkstʁeˈmɪstɪʃ]
The verdict
“extremistisch” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - extremen, radikalen Idealen entsprechend/folgend, den Extremismus betreffend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | extremistisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɛkstʁeˈmɪstɪʃ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “extremistisch” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for extremistisch is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛkstʁeˈmɪstɪʃ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "extremen, radikalen Idealen entsprechend/folgend, den Extremismus betreffend".
extremistisch has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 extremistisch, spelled E-X-T-R-E-M-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1extremen, radikalen Idealen entsprechend/folgend, den Extremismus betreffend
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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.
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Using “extremistisch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-X-T-R-E-M-I-S-T-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛkstʁeˈmɪstɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.