Kastellanismus
[kastɛlaˈnɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Kastellanismus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ausdruck der kastilischen (spanischen) Sprache, der in eine andere Sprache entlehnt wurde
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kastellanismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kastɛlaˈnɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kastellanismus” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kastellanismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kastɛlaˈnɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ausdruck der kastilischen (spanischen) Sprache, der in eine andere Sprache entlehnt wurde".
Zero misspellings are on record for Kastellanismus in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kastellanismus, spelled K-A-S-T-E-L-L-A-N-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Ausdruck der kastilischen (spanischen) Sprache, der in eine andere Sprache entlehnt wurde
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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.
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Using “Kastellanismus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-S-T-E-L-L-A-N-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kastɛlaˈnɪsmʊs] (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.