Fundamentalist
[ˌfʊndamɛntaˈlɪst]
The verdict
“Fundamentalist” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die vergleichsweise kompromisslos eine wenig pragmatische Haltung vertritt, die auf nicht hinterfragbaren Grundwahrheiten beruht
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Index DE-fundamentalist · Fundamentalist · German
Fundamentalist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | Fundamentalist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌfʊndamɛntaˈlɪst] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fundamentalist“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fundamentalist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌfʊndamɛntaˈlɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die vergleichsweise kompromisslos eine wenig pragmatische Haltung vertritt, die auf nicht hinterfragbaren Grundwahrheiten beruht".
Fundamentalist has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Fundamentalist, spelled F-U-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1Person, die vergleichsweise kompromisslos eine wenig pragmatische Haltung vertritt, die auf nicht hinterfragbaren Grundwahrheiten beruht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fundamentalist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In den Vereinigten Staaten, die schon immer für extremistische und apokalyptische Schwärmerei empfänglich waren, taten sich die christlichen Fundamentalisten in der NewRightBewegung zusammen.“
„Islamische Fundamentalisten haben im Norden Malis ein zum Unesco-Weltkulturerbe zählendes Bauwerk zerstört.“
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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.