linksextrem

[ˈlɪŋksʔɛksˌtʁeːm]

/[ˈlɪŋksʔɛksˌtʁeːm]/ adj

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The verdict

“linksextrem” is uncommon German (frequency #78,259 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,259
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - radikalen, dem Linksextremismus anhängenden Ideen folgend

Corpus desk

Index DE-linksextrem · linksextrem · German

linksextrem · rank #78,259 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,259
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH linksradikal

Nearest frequency peer: linksradikal (+1 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 „linksextrem“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for linksextrem
PropertyValue
Headwordlinksextrem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlɪŋksʔɛksˌtʁeːm]
Letters11
Frequency rank#78,259
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „linksextrem“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).linksextremfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „linksradikal“ (#78,260), „Likud“ (#78,257), „Ligisten“ (#78,256). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „linksextrem“ bei #78,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

linksextrem is uncommon German at frequency #78,259 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlɪŋksʔɛksˌtʁeːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "radikalen, dem Linksextremismus anhängenden Ideen folgend".

linksextrem has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is linksextrem, spelled L-I-N-K-S-E-X-T-R-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    radikalen, dem Linksextremismus anhängenden Ideen folgend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Am Wochenende fand eine linksextreme Demonstration statt.

Antonyms

rechtsextremrechtsradikal

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 "linksextrem"?
"linksextrem" is spelled L-I-N-K-S-E-X-T-R-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɪŋksʔɛksˌtʁeːm].
What does "linksextrem" mean?
As an adjective, "linksextrem" means: radikalen, dem Linksextremismus anhängenden Ideen folgend
How do you pronounce "linksextrem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "linksextrem" is [ˈlɪŋksʔɛksˌtʁeːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "linksextrem" come from?
"linksextrem" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list