kapitalistisch

[kapitaˈlɪstɪʃ]

/[kapitaˈlɪstɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“kapitalistisch” is uncommon German (frequency #67,377 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,377
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Kapitalismus betreffend oder auf ihm beruhend

Corpus desk

Index DE-kapitalistisch · kapitalistisch · German

kapitalistisch · rank #67,377 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,377
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kantige

Nearest frequency peer: kantige (-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 „kapitalistisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kapitalistisch
PropertyValue
Headwordkapitalistisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kapitaˈlɪstɪʃ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#67,377
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kapitalistisch“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).kapitalistischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kantige“ (#67,376), „Kano“ (#67,375), „Karambolage“ (#67,379). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kapitalistisch“ bei #67,377. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kapitalistisch is uncommon German at frequency #67,377 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kapitaˈlɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den Kapitalismus betreffend oder auf ihm beruhend".

Zero misspellings are on record for kapitalistisch in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is kapitalistisch, spelled K-A-P-I-T-A-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Kapitalismus betreffend oder auf ihm beruhend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Einsatz von Frontex und andere Maßnahmen zur Grenzverstärkung der EU werden von Kritikern als kapitalistischer Schutzwall verspottet.
  2. Die kapitalistische Maschine, einmal in Gang gesetzt, kennt keine Bremsen. Der Zwang zur Akkumulation und die Konkurrenz zwingen das Kapital zur Eroberung immer neuer Märkte, Rohstoffquellen und billiger Arbeitskräfte.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "kapitalistisch"?
"kapitalistisch" is spelled K-A-P-I-T-A-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [kapitaˈlɪstɪʃ].
What does "kapitalistisch" mean?
As an adjective, "kapitalistisch" means: den Kapitalismus betreffend oder auf ihm beruhend
How do you pronounce "kapitalistisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kapitalistisch" is [kapitaˈlɪstɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list