Nihilismus
[ˌnihiˈlɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Nihilismus” is uncommon German (frequency #65,538 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,538
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Weltanschauung, die die Existenz einer objektiven und sinnvollen Wirklichkeit (metaphysischer/erkenntnistheoretischer Nihilismus), die Geltung sittlicher Werte (ethischer Nihilismus), den Bestand i...
| 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) |
Where “Nihilismus” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Nihilismus is uncommon German at frequency #65,538 among 26,919 “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
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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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- The one correct German spelling is N-I-H-I-L-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.