Individualist

[ˌɪndividuaˈlɪst]

/[ˌɪndividuaˈlɪst]/ noun

The verdict

“Individualist” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Person, die möglichst große Eigenständigkeit im Denken und Handeln für sich beansprucht

Corpus desk

Index DE-individualist · Individualist · German

Individualist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for Individualist
PropertyValue
HeadwordIndividualist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌɪndividuaˈlɪst]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Individualist“ im Deutschen

Individualistsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Individualist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌɪndividuaˈlɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die möglichst große Eigenständigkeit im Denken und Handeln für sich beansprucht".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Individualist, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Individualist, spelled I-N-D-I-V-I-D-U-A-L-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die möglichst große Eigenständigkeit im Denken und Handeln für sich beansprucht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Individualisten haben es da wesentlich einfacher.“
  2. „Die Finnen sind Individualisten, auch hier.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Individualist"?
"Individualist" is spelled I-N-D-I-V-I-D-U-A-L-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɪndividuaˈlɪst].
What does "Individualist" mean?
As a noun, "Individualist" means: Person, die möglichst große Eigenständigkeit im Denken und Handeln für sich beansprucht
How do you pronounce "Individualist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Individualist" is [ˌɪndividuaˈlɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Individualist" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list