idiographisch
[idi̯oˈɡʁaːfɪʃ]
The verdict
“idiographisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Einzelfall beschreibend
Corpus desk
Index DE-idiographisch · idiographisch · German
idiographisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | idiographisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [idi̯oˈɡʁaːfɪʃ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „idiographisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
idiographisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [idi̯oˈɡʁaːfɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den Einzelfall beschreibend".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for idiographisch, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is idiographisch, spelled I-D-I-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1den Einzelfall beschreibend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how idiographisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ob in der Psychologie einzelfallbeschreibend "idiographisch" oder gesetzfindend "nomothetisch" vorgegangen werden soll,…
„Ein weiterer wichtiger Gesichtspunkt ist die auf WINDELBAND (1894 zitiert in: DREITZEL, 1972, 41) zurückgehende Unterscheidung zwischen nomothetischen und idiographischen Wissenschaften. Der Unterschied ist in der Zielsetzung der Wissenschaft zu sehen. Während das wichtigste Ziel einer nomothetisch verstandenen Wissenschaft die Auffindung und Formulierun…
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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.