idealistisch

[ideaˈlɪstɪʃ]

/[ideaˈlɪstɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“idealistisch” is uncommon German (frequency #66,342 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,342
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Lehre des Idealismus entsprechend

Corpus desk

Index DE-idealistisch · idealistisch · German

idealistisch · rank #66,342 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,342
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH hörig

Nearest frequency peer: hörig (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „idealistisch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „idealistisch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for idealistisch
PropertyValue
Headwordidealistisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ideaˈlɪstɪʃ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#66,342
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „idealistisch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).idealistischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hörig“ (#66,341), „Ihne“ (#66,344), „Häute“ (#66,339). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „idealistisch“ bei #66,342. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

idealistisch is uncommon German at frequency #66,342 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ideaˈlɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for idealistisch in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is idealistisch, spelled I-D-E-A-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Lehre des Idealismus entsprechend
  2. 2
    geprägt vom intensiven Streben nach und der Verwirklichung von Idealen, etwas weltfremd oder wirklichkeitsfern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es ist wesentlicher Bestandteil einer idealistischen Auffassung des Seins, von der Unsterblichkeit der Seele auszugehen.
  2. Das [Anm.: Verzichten auf staatliche Souveränität und Machtabgabe] klingt sehr idealistisch. Ist es nicht in Wahrheit oft so, dass wir Beziehungen weiter pflegen, weil wir uns bestimmte Vorteile davon versprechen?

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "idealistisch"?
"idealistisch" is spelled I-D-E-A-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ideaˈlɪstɪʃ].
What does "idealistisch" mean?
As an adjective, "idealistisch" means: der Lehre des Idealismus entsprechend
How do you pronounce "idealistisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "idealistisch" is [ideaˈlɪstɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "idealistisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "idealistisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list