Kreationismus

[kʁeat͡si̯oˈnɪsmʊs]

/[kʁeat͡si̯oˈnɪsmʊs]/ noun

The verdict

“Kreationismus” is an uncommon German word, ranked #85,475 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#85,475
frequency rank, German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Überzeugung, dass die Menschen und die Erde beziehungsweise das Universum in einem sehr wörtlichen Sinne das Schöpfungswerk eines Gottes sind

Key facts for Kreationismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordKreationismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʁeat͡si̯oˈnɪsmʊs]
Letters13
Frequency rank#85,475
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kreationismus” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kreationismus lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kreationismus is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kʁeat͡si̯oˈnɪsmʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #85,475 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Überzeugung, dass die Menschen und die Erde beziehungsweise das Universum in einem sehr wörtlichen Sinne das Schöpfungswerk eines Gottes sind".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kreationismus, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Kreationismus, spelled K-R-E-A-T-I-O-N-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Überzeugung, dass die Menschen und die Erde beziehungsweise das Universum in einem sehr wörtlichen Sinne das Schöpfungswerk eines Gottes sind

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 "Kreationismus"?
"Kreationismus" is spelled K-R-E-A-T-I-O-N-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁeat͡si̯oˈnɪsmʊs].
What does "Kreationismus" mean?
As a noun, "Kreationismus" means: Überzeugung, dass die Menschen und die Erde beziehungsweise das Universum in einem sehr wörtlichen Sinne das Schöpfungswerk eines Gottes sind
How do you pronounce "Kreationismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kreationismus" is [kʁeat͡si̯oˈnɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kreationismus" come from?
"Kreationismus" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Kreationismus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-R-E-A-T-I-O-N-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kʁeat͡si̯oˈnɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list