Nihilismus
[ˌnihiˈlɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Nihilismus” is uncommon German (frequency #65,538 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,538
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Weltanschauung, die die Existenz einer objektiven und sinnvollen Wirklichkeit (metaphysischer/erkenntnistheoretischer Nihilismus), die Geltung sittlicher Werte (ethischer Nihilismus), den Bestand i...
Corpus desk
Index DE-nihilismus · Nihilismus · German
Nihilismus · rank #65,538 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,538
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH Nigerias
Nearest frequency peer: Nigerias (-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 „Nihilismus“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Nichterfüll…
Nichterfüllung
34,466 corpus weight
- nichtssagend
nichtssagend
34,465 corpus weight
- Nigerias
Nigerias
34,464 corpus weight
- Nihilismus
Nihilismus
34,463 corpus weight
- Niqab
Niqab
34,462 corpus weight
- Nordenham
Nordenham
34,460 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Nihilismus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nihilismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌnihiˈlɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #65,538 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nihilismus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nihilismus is uncommon German at frequency #65,538 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌnihiˈlɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Weltanschauung, die die Existenz einer objektiven und sinnvollen Wirklichkeit (metaphysischer/erkenntnistheoretischer Nihilismus), die Geltung sittlicher Werte (ethischer Nihilismus), den Bestand i...".
Zero misspellings are on record for Nihilismus in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Nihilismus, spelled N-I-H-I-L-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Weltanschauung, die die Existenz einer objektiven und sinnvollen Wirklichkeit (metaphysischer/erkenntnistheoretischer Nihilismus), die Geltung sittlicher Werte (ethischer Nihilismus), den Bestand irgendeiner Wahrheit (logischer Nihilismus) und übernatürliche Wesen verneint
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nihilismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nicht nur der Nihilismus, sondern auch der religiöse Fanatismus, der heute oft als Fundamentalismus bezeichnet wird, kann terroristische Vorhaben und Handlungen inspirieren […].“
„Auch das klingt seltsam; das optimistische, ideenreiche, hochkultivierte Deutschland der Wilhelminischen Epoche war sich gewiß keines Nihilismus bewußt.“
This word in other languages
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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