Nihilist
[ˌnihiˈlɪst]
The verdict
“Nihilist” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anhänger des Nihilismus
Corpus desk
Index DE-nihilist · Nihilist · German
Nihilist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Nihilist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌnihiˈlɪst] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nihilist“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nihilist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌnihiˈlɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anhänger des Nihilismus".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Nihilist in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Nihilist, spelled N-I-H-I-L-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1Anhänger des Nihilismus
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nihilist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Kann jemand, der von sich glaubt, ein Nihilist zu sein, überhaupt noch ein Nihilist sein?“
Nach einem Kampf auf dem Parkplatz vor der Bowlinghalle mit drei deutschen Nihilisten erleidet Donny einen Herzinfarkt und stirbt.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.