nihilistisch
[nihiˈlɪstɪʃ]
The verdict
“nihilistisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die philosophische Richtung des Nihilismus (verkürzt: die Ablehnung von Überzeugungen, Normen, Werten, insbesondere von religiösen, ethischen oder politischen) betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-nihilistisch · nihilistisch · German
nihilistisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | nihilistisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [nihiˈlɪstɪʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nihilistisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nihilistisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [nihiˈlɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for nihilistisch in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is nihilistisch, spelled N-I-H-I-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1die philosophische Richtung des Nihilismus (verkürzt: die Ablehnung von Überzeugungen, Normen, Werten, insbesondere von religiösen, ethischen oder politischen) betreffend
- 2in einem Gemütszustand, der alles Lebensbejahende ablehnt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nihilistisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der IS ist für sehr viele Menschen eine attraktive Organisation. Sie verfügt über viel Geld und logistische Unterstützung - viel mehr, als Al-Kaida je hatte. Zudem ist ihre Ideologie deutlich nihilistischer.“
„Jacques Derridas Philosophie bezeichnet er [der kanadische Psychologe Jordan Peterson] als ‚nihilistisch und destruktiv‘.“
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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.