Katastrophismus
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The verdict
“Katastrophismus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wissenschaftshistorisches Paradigma, das von einer sehr großen Bedeutung katastrophaler Ereignisse in der Geschichte des Sonnensystems, der Erde und des Lebens ausgeht
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Index DE-katastrophismus · Katastrophismus · German
Katastrophismus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 | Katastrophismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Katastrophismus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Katastrophismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wissenschaftshistorisches Paradigma, das von einer sehr großen Bedeutung katastrophaler Ereignisse in der Geschichte des Sonnensystems, der Erde und des Lebens ausgeht".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Katastrophismus, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Katastrophismus, spelled K-A-T-A-S-T-R-O-P-H-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1wissenschaftshistorisches Paradigma, das von einer sehr großen Bedeutung katastrophaler Ereignisse in der Geschichte des Sonnensystems, der Erde und des Lebens ausgeht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Katastrophismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Katastrophismus ist „der Versuch, die historische Entwicklung des Sonnensystems […] oder der Erde mit Hilfe von Naturkatastrophen zu erklären.“
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