Putschist

[pʊˈt͡ʃɪst]

/[pʊˈt͡ʃɪst]/ noun

The verdict

“Putschist” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die einen Putsch plant und/oder durchführt

Corpus desk

Index DE-putschist · Putschist · German

Putschist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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.

Key facts for Putschist
PropertyValue
HeadwordPutschist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʊˈt͡ʃɪst]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Putschist“ im Deutschen

Putschistsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Putschist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʊˈt͡ʃɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die einen Putsch plant und/oder durchführt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Putschist in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Putschist, spelled P-U-T-S-C-H-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die einen Putsch plant und/oder durchführt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Putschist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Putschisten schlugen am 1. November los.“
  2. „Die Putschisten hatten den Flughafen geschlossen, das Telefonnetz der Stadt lahmgelegt, die Zentrale des Polizeihauptquartiers gestürmt, den Regierungssender besetzt und die Zentren der politischen Macht angegriffen.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Putschist"?
"Putschist" is spelled P-U-T-S-C-H-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [pʊˈt͡ʃɪst].
What does "Putschist" mean?
As a noun, "Putschist" means: Person, die einen Putsch plant und/oder durchführt
How do you pronounce "Putschist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Putschist" is [pʊˈt͡ʃɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Putschist" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list