holistisch
[hoˈlɪstɪʃ]
The verdict
“holistisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Ganze betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-holistisch · holistisch · German
holistisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | holistisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [hoˈlɪstɪʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „holistisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
holistisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [hoˈlɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for holistisch in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is holistisch, spelled H-O-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1das Ganze betreffend
- 2die Philosophie des Holismus betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how holistisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der französische Jesuitenpater und Evolutionsbiologe Teilhard de Chardin vertritt ein durch und durch holistisches Weltbild.
„Wie kann selbst der holistischste Objektivismus sie ins Bezugssystem seiner Theorie einbeziehen wie sie sind?“
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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.