Positivismus
[pozitiˈvɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Positivismus” is uncommon German (frequency #92,075 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,075
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - philosophische Richtung, die nur Erfahrung/Tatsachen als philosophische Gegenstände akzeptiert und jegliche metaphysische Überlegungen als unnütz ablehnt
Corpus desk
Index DE-positivismus · Positivismus · German
Positivismus · rank #92,075 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,075
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Polterabend
Nearest frequency peer: Polterabend (-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 „Positivismus“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Polizeieins…
Polizeieinsatzes
7,929 corpus weight
- Polizeihund
Polizeihund
7,928 corpus weight
- Polterabend
Polterabend
7,927 corpus weight
- Positivismus
Positivismus
7,926 corpus weight
- potentielles
potentielles
7,925 corpus weight
- Predigern
Predigern
7,923 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Positivismus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Positivismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pozitiˈvɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #92,075 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Positivismus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Positivismus is uncommon German at frequency #92,075 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pozitiˈvɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "philosophische Richtung, die nur Erfahrung/Tatsachen als philosophische Gegenstände akzeptiert und jegliche metaphysische Überlegungen als unnütz ablehnt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Positivismus in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Positivismus, spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-V-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1philosophische Richtung, die nur Erfahrung/Tatsachen als philosophische Gegenstände akzeptiert und jegliche metaphysische Überlegungen als unnütz ablehnt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Positivismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es war nicht zuletzt der wissenschaftliche Positivismus des späten 19. Jahrhunderts, der die Erforscher außereuropäischer Regionen und Kulturen wieder zu Jägern und Sammlern werden ließ.“
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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