Minimalismus
German, noun[minimaˈlɪsmʊs]
Minimalismus is spelled M-I-N-I-M-A-L-I-S-M-U-S (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 52,749th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Minimalismus is a German masculine noun meaning “minimalism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Haltung, sich auf möglichst wenig zu beschränken”.
What does Minimalismus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineminimalism
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Haltung, sich auf möglichst wenig zu beschränken 2. unterschiedliche Ausprägungen der Darstellung in den verschiedenen Künsten mit einer Grundtendenz zur Reduktion/Vereinfachung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Minimalismus
- Minimalismen nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Minimalismus?
- [minimaˈlɪsmʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Minimalismus in German?
Minimalismus appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).