Italianismus
[itali̯aˈnɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Italianismus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Wort oder sonstiger sprachlicher Ausdruck der italienischen Sprache als Entlehnung (zum Beispiel als Fremd- oder Lehnwort) in einer anderen Sprache
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Italianismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [itali̯aˈnɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Italianismus” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Italianismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [itali̯aˈnɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Wort oder sonstiger sprachlicher Ausdruck der italienischen Sprache als Entlehnung (zum Beispiel als Fremd- oder Lehnwort) in einer anderen Sprache".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Italianismus, 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, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Italianismus, spelled I-T-A-L-I-A-N-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1ein Wort oder sonstiger sprachlicher Ausdruck der italienischen Sprache als Entlehnung (zum Beispiel als Fremd- oder Lehnwort) in einer anderen Sprache
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.
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Using “Italianismus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-T-A-L-I-A-N-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [itali̯aˈnɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.