Nativismus
[natiˈvɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Nativismus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hypothese, wesentlich vertreten von Noam Chomsky, dass erhebliche Teile der Sprachstruktur, die ein Kind zu beherrschen lernen muss, angeboren sind und daher zwar ausgelöst, aber nicht erlernt werd...
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Index DE-nativismus · Nativismus · German
Nativismus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | Nativismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [natiˈvɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nativismus” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Nativismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [natiˈvɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hypothese, wesentlich vertreten von Noam Chomsky, dass erhebliche Teile der Sprachstruktur, die ein Kind zu beherrschen lernen muss, angeboren sind und daher zwar ausgelöst, aber nicht erlernt werd...".
Nativismus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Nativismus, spelled N-A-T-I-V-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Hypothese, wesentlich vertreten von Noam Chomsky, dass erhebliche Teile der Sprachstruktur, die ein Kind zu beherrschen lernen muss, angeboren sind und daher zwar ausgelöst, aber nicht erlernt werden müssen. Es handelt sich dabei um die Tiefenstruktur der Sprachen, die als universell (in allen Sprachen gleich) aufgefasst wird
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