Naturalismus
[natuʁaˈlɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Naturalismus” is an uncommon German word, ranked #54,751 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #54,751
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wirklichkeitsnähe bei der Wiedergabe/Darstellung von Gegenständen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Naturalismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [natuʁaˈlɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #54,751 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Naturalismus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Naturalismus is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [natuʁaˈlɪsmʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,751 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Naturalismus, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Naturalismus, spelled N-A-T-U-R-A-L-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Wirklichkeitsnähe bei der Wiedergabe/Darstellung von Gegenständen
- 2literarische und künstlerische Bewegung Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts, die sich unter dem Einfluss der Naturwissenschaften um eine wirklichkeitsnahe Gestaltung ihrer Gegenstände bemüht
- 3„philosophisch-weltanschauliche Richtung, welche die Natur als das Allumfassende, Einzige, allein Seiende betrachtet“
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.
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Using “Naturalismus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-A-T-U-R-A-L-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [natuʁaˈlɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.