Kunstwissenschaft

[ˈkʊnstˌvɪsn̩ʃaft]

/[ˈkʊnstˌvɪsn̩ʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kunstwissenschaft” is uncommon German (frequency #65,441 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,441
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wissenschaft von der bildenden Kunst

Key facts for Kunstwissenschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordKunstwissenschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʊnstˌvɪsn̩ʃaft]
Letters17
Frequency rank#65,441
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kunstwissenschaft” 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). Kunstwissenschaft lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Kunstwissenschaft is uncommon German at frequency #65,441 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʊnstˌvɪsn̩ʃaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wissenschaft von der bildenden Kunst".

Zero misspellings are on record for Kunstwissenschaft in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kunstwissenschaft, spelled K-U-N-S-T-W-I-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wissenschaft von der bildenden Kunst

Synonyms

Kunstgeschichte

Antonyms

LiteraturwissenschaftMusikwissenschaftTanzkunstTheaterwissenschaft

This word in other languages

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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 "Kunstwissenschaft"?
"Kunstwissenschaft" is spelled K-U-N-S-T-W-I-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊnstˌvɪsn̩ʃaft].
What does "Kunstwissenschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Kunstwissenschaft" means: Wissenschaft von der bildenden Kunst
How do you pronounce "Kunstwissenschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kunstwissenschaft" is [ˈkʊnstˌvɪsn̩ʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kunstwissenschaft" come from?
"Kunstwissenschaft" 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 “Kunstwissenschaft”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-U-N-S-T-W-I-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkʊnstˌvɪsn̩ʃaft] (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

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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