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 September 3, 2026) - Ausdruck der kastilischen (spanischen) Sprache, der in eine andere Sprache entlehnt wurde
Corpus desk
Index DE-kastellanismus · Kastellanismus · German
Kastellanismus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kastellanismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kastɛlaˈnɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kastellanismus“ im Deutschen
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kastellanismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Etwas anders sieht die Situation im Katalanischen aus, gilt doch pues vielen erwachsenen Sprechern, insbesondere den sehr normbewussten, als Kastellanismus und daher als Fehler.
„Diese Form wird in der Norm nicht zugelassen und gilt als Kastellanismus.“
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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.