Radikalismus

[ʁadikaˈlɪsmʊs]

/[ʁadikaˈlɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Radikalismus” is uncommon German (frequency #50,818 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,818
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - radikale Einstellung, rigorose Denk- und Handlungsweise

Corpus desk

Index DE-radikalismus · Radikalismus · German

Radikalismus · rank #50,818 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,818
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Racker

Nearest frequency peer: Racker (-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 „Radikalismus“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Radikalismus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Radikalismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordRadikalismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁadikaˈlɪsmʊs]
Letters12
Frequency rank#50,818
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Radikalismus“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Radikalismusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Racker“ (#50,817), „Raffinesse“ (#50,819), „Rabatten“ (#50,816). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Radikalismus“ bei #50,818. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Radikalismus is uncommon German at frequency #50,818 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁadikaˈlɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Radikalismus has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Radikalismus, spelled R-A-D-I-K-A-L-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    radikale Einstellung, rigorose Denk- und Handlungsweise
  2. 2
    radikale weltanschauliche Gesinnung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er war ein Vertreter des freisinnigen Radikalismus und galt als ehrgeizige Persönlichkeit mit autoritären Zügen.“
  2. „Der denkerische Radikalismus, die erotischen Phantasieexzesse, das Studieren und Lesen, die oben erwähnte normale Hervorbringung werden zyklisch gewechselt haben.“

Synonyms

BedenkenlosigkeitExtremismusGewissenlosigkeitHerzlosigkeitKälteLieblosigkeitRücksichtslosigkeitSchonungslosigkeitSelbstsuchtSkrupellosigkeitUnbarmherzigkeitTerrorismus

This word in other languages

radicalism(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Radikalismus"?
"Radikalismus" is spelled R-A-D-I-K-A-L-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁadikaˈlɪsmʊs].
What does "Radikalismus" mean?
As a noun, "Radikalismus" means: radikale Einstellung, rigorose Denk- und Handlungsweise
How do you pronounce "Radikalismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Radikalismus" is [ʁadikaˈlɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Radikalismus" come from?
"Radikalismus" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Radikalismus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rasiermesser#50,820Punktesystem#50,810Profilierung#50,805Sammelbecken#50,854

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list