Kannibalismus

/[kanibaˈlɪsmʊs]/ noun

Letters

13 characters

Frequency Rank

#50,618

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Kannibalismus is aGermannoun. It means: der Verzehr von Menschenfleisch durch Menschen (Kannibalen) Pronounced [kanibaˈlɪsmʊs].

Key facts for Kannibalismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordKannibalismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kanibaˈlɪsmʊs]
Letters13
Frequency rank#50,618
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kannibalismus in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kannibalismus is 13 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kanibaˈlɪsmʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,618 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for Kannibalismus in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.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, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kannibalismus, spelled K-A-N-N-I-B-A-L-I-S-M-U-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Verzehr von Menschenfleisch durch Menschen (Kannibalen)
  2. 2
    das Fressen von anderen Tieren der eigenen Art
  3. 3
    das Aufnehmen von kleinen Galaxien durch größere

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #50,618 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kannibalismus"?
"Kannibalismus" is spelled K-A-N-N-I-B-A-L-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kanibaˈlɪsmʊs].
What does "Kannibalismus" mean?
As a noun, "Kannibalismus" means: der Verzehr von Menschenfleisch durch Menschen (Kannibalen)
How do you pronounce "Kannibalismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kannibalismus" is [kanibaˈlɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kannibalismus" come from?
"Kannibalismus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.