Kubismus

[kuˈbɪsmʊs]

/[kuˈbɪsmʊs]/ noun

The verdict

“Kubismus” is uncommon German (frequency #82,997 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,997
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stilrichtung in der modernen Kunst, in der natürliche Formen (zum Beispiel menschliche Körper) mit geometrischen Formen dargestellt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-kubismus · Kubismus · German

Kubismus · rank #82,997 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,997
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kryptische

Nearest frequency peer: kryptische (-2 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 „Kubismus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kubismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordKubismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kuˈbɪsmʊs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,997
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kubismus“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kubismusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kryptische“ (#82,995), „Kriegsrat“ (#82,994), „kurzlebigen“ (#83,000). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kubismus“ bei #82,997. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kubismus is uncommon German at frequency #82,997 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kuˈbɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stilrichtung in der modernen Kunst, in der natürliche Formen (zum Beispiel menschliche Körper) mit geometrischen Formen dargestellt werden".

Kubismus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kubismus, spelled K-U-B-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stilrichtung in der modernen Kunst, in der natürliche Formen (zum Beispiel menschliche Körper) mit geometrischen Formen dargestellt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pablo Picasso ist einer der bekanntesten Vertreter des Kubismus.
  2. „Matisse habe die Begriffe Kubismus und Expressionismus erfunden, berichtet Däubler.“

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 "Kubismus"?
"Kubismus" is spelled K-U-B-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈbɪsmʊs].
What does "Kubismus" mean?
As a noun, "Kubismus" means: Stilrichtung in der modernen Kunst, in der natürliche Formen (zum Beispiel menschliche Körper) mit geometrischen Formen dargestellt werden
How do you pronounce "Kubismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kubismus" is [kuˈbɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kubismus" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list