Regionalismus
[ʁeɡi̯onaˈlɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Regionalismus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - allgemein: kulturelle Eigenart einer Region
Corpus desk
Index DE-regionalismus · Regionalismus · German
Regionalismus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | Regionalismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁeɡi̯onaˈlɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Regionalismus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Regionalismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁeɡi̯onaˈlɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Regionalismus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Regionalismus, spelled R-E-G-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1allgemein: kulturelle Eigenart einer Region
- 2Bestrebung zur Stärkung einer Region auf Kosten der Zentralmacht in einem Staat
- 3auffälliges sprachliches Merkmal einer Region
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Regionalismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zu den Regionalismen gehören z. B. die verschiedenen Essgebräuche wie die süddeutsche Bezeichnung Brotzeit.
„Als einheitlicher Staat haben wir nur dann eine Zukunft, wenn wir dem Regionalismus und der Spaltung widerstehen.“ (Der russische Metropolit Kyrill in einem Spiegel-Interview, DER SPIEGEL Nr.2/ 2008: S. 106)
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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.