Säkularismus

[zɛkulaˈʁɪsmʊs]

/[zɛkulaˈʁɪsmʊs]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aus der Säkularisierung (mentaler Prozess der Trennung von Religion und Staat) und der Säkularisation (konkreter Prozess der Ablösung der weltlichen Macht religiöser Institutionen) erwachsene Welta...

Key facts for Säkularismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordSäkularismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zɛkulaˈʁɪsmʊs]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Säkularismus” sits in German frequency

Säkularismus falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Säkularismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zɛkulaˈʁɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus der Säkularisierung (mentaler Prozess der Trennung von Religion und Staat) und der Säkularisation (konkreter Prozess der Ablösung der weltlichen Macht religiöser Institutionen) erwachsene Welta...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Säkularismus, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Säkularismus, spelled S-Ä-K-U-L-A-R-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus der Säkularisierung (mentaler Prozess der Trennung von Religion und Staat) und der Säkularisation (konkreter Prozess der Ablösung der weltlichen Macht religiöser Institutionen) erwachsene Weltanschauung

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 "Säkularismus"?
"Säkularismus" is spelled S-Ä-K-U-L-A-R-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [zɛkulaˈʁɪsmʊs].
What does "Säkularismus" mean?
As a noun, "Säkularismus" means: aus der Säkularisierung (mentaler Prozess der Trennung von Religion und Staat) und der Säkularisation (konkreter Prozess der Ablösung der weltlichen Macht religiöser Institutionen) erwachsene Welta...
How do you pronounce "Säkularismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Säkularismus" is [zɛkulaˈʁɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Säkularismus" come from?
"Säkularismus" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Säkularismus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-Ä-K-U-L-A-R-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [zɛkulaˈʁɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list