Mimesis
[ˈmiːmezɪs]
The verdict
“Mimesis” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nachahmung
Corpus desk
Index DE-mimesis · Mimesis · German
Mimesis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | Mimesis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmiːmezɪs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mimesis“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mimesis is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmiːmezɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nachahmung".
Zero misspellings are on record for Mimesis in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Mimesis, spelled M-I-M-E-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1Nachahmung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mimesis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dennoch hält die Mimesis, die so verheerend wirkt, auch eine Lösung bereit.“
Mimesis ist mehr als bloße Nachbildung, mehr als Abbildung, sie beschreibt den ganzen kreativen Prozess des Nachbildens, der da in Gang gesetzt wird.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.