minimalistisch

[minimaˈlɪstɪʃ]

/[minimaˈlɪstɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“minimalistisch” is uncommon German (frequency #53,081 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,081
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit kleinstmöglichem Aufwand, sich auf das Allernötigste beschränkend

Corpus desk

Index DE-minimalistisch · minimalistisch · German

minimalistisch · rank #53,081 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,081
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Minimalismus

Nearest frequency peer: Minimalismus (-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 „minimalistisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for minimalistisch
PropertyValue
Headwordminimalistisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[minimaˈlɪstɪʃ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#53,081
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „minimalistisch“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.minimalistischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Minimalismus“ (#53,080), „Missa“ (#53,082), „mineralischen“ (#53,079). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „minimalistisch“ bei #53,081. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

minimalistisch is uncommon German at frequency #53,081 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [minimaˈlɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit kleinstmöglichem Aufwand, sich auf das Allernötigste beschränkend".

minimalistisch has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is minimalistisch, spelled M-I-N-I-M-A-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit kleinstmöglichem Aufwand, sich auf das Allernötigste beschränkend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Seine geradezu minimalistischen Figuren zeigen nur Ansätze von menschlichen Formen.

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 "minimalistisch"?
"minimalistisch" is spelled M-I-N-I-M-A-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [minimaˈlɪstɪʃ].
What does "minimalistisch" mean?
As an adjective, "minimalistisch" means: mit kleinstmöglichem Aufwand, sich auf das Allernötigste beschränkend
How do you pronounce "minimalistisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "minimalistisch" is [minimaˈlɪstɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "minimalistisch" come from?
"minimalistisch" 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 "minimalistisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mechanisierung#53,071multinationale#53,095Nahostkonflikt#53,105Neuzulassungen#53,116

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list