reduktionistisch
[ʁedʊkt͡si̯oˈnɪstɪʃ]
The verdict
“reduktionistisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Art des Reduktionismus; dem Reduktionismus entsprechend
Corpus desk
Index DE-reduktionistisch · reduktionistisch · German
reduktionistisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | reduktionistisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ʁedʊkt͡si̯oˈnɪstɪʃ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „reduktionistisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
reduktionistisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʁedʊkt͡si̯oˈnɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Art des Reduktionismus; dem Reduktionismus entsprechend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for reduktionistisch, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is reduktionistisch, spelled R-E-D-U-K-T-I-O-N-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1in der Art des Reduktionismus; dem Reduktionismus entsprechend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how reduktionistisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Diese Aufteilung in Natur, Technik und Kultur kann immer nur orientierenden Charakter haben […] Dies erweist sich auch darin, dass Naturwissenschaften immer nur im Rahmen von verschiedenen Randbedingungen abstrahierenden und idealisierenden Modellen tätig werden. Insofern arbeiten Naturwissenschaften immer reduktionistisch, […] Diese Art des methodologis…
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