populistisch
[popuˈlɪstɪʃ]
The verdict
“populistisch” is uncommon German (frequency #51,605 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,605
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich mit seinen politischen Forderungen nach den jeweils aktuellen Wünschen und Ängsten der Bevölkerung richtend, um die Unterstützung möglichst vieler Wähler zu erhalten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | populistisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [popuˈlɪstɪʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #51,605 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “populistisch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
populistisch is uncommon German at frequency #51,605 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [popuˈlɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for populistisch, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is populistisch, spelled P-O-P-U-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1sich mit seinen politischen Forderungen nach den jeweils aktuellen Wünschen und Ängsten der Bevölkerung richtend, um die Unterstützung möglichst vieler Wähler zu erhalten
- 2im Stile der literarischen Richtung des Populismus im 20. Jahrhundert
Synonyms
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 “populistisch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-O-P-U-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [popuˈlɪstɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.