Salafismus

[zalaˈfɪsmʊs]

/[zalaˈfɪsmʊs]/ noun

The verdict

“Salafismus” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,441. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,441
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - radikale, fundamentalistische Strömung innerhalb des sunnitischen Islam

Corpus desk

Index DE-salafismus · Salafismus · German

Salafismus · rank #48,441 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,441
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sambia

Nearest frequency peer: Sambia (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Salafismus“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Salafismus“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Salafismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordSalafismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zalaˈfɪsmʊs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#48,441
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Salafismus“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Salafismusliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sambia“ (#48,442), „Sachleistungen“ (#48,439), „sanierte“ (#48,443). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Salafismus“ bei #48,441. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Salafismus (IPA [zalaˈfɪsmʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,441 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "radikale, fundamentalistische Strömung innerhalb des sunnitischen Islam".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Salafismus, with forms such as "aslafismus", "saalfismus", and "salaffismus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Salafismus, spelled S-A-L-A-F-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    radikale, fundamentalistische Strömung innerhalb des sunnitischen Islam

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Salafismus kann abschließend als die fundamentalistischste Strömung im Islam bezeichnet werden, die nach der Verwirklichung einer islamischen Herrschaftsordnung strebt, wie sie ihrer Ansicht nach in der Zeit des Propheten Mohammed und dessen ersten drei Nachfolgern, den Kalifen, durch das Kalifat Bestand hatte.
  2. Sie werden nun auch hier zunehmend mit dem islamwissenschaftlich korrekteren Terminus „Salafismus", „Salafiten" bezeichnet.

Synonyms

Salafiyya

Antonyms

HanafitentumHanbalitentumMalikitentumSchāfiʿitentum

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aslafismus
  • saalfismus
  • salaffismus
  • salafimsus
  • salafismmus
  • salafismsu
  • salafismuss
  • salafissmus
  • salafisums
  • salafsimus
  • salaifsmus
  • salfaismus
  • sallafismus
  • slaafismus
  • ssalafismus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Salafismus - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aslafismus2saalfismus2salaffismus1salafimsus2salafismmus1salafismsu2salafismuss1salafissmus1
Edit distance from "Salafismus"

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 "Salafismus"?
"Salafismus" is spelled S-A-L-A-F-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [zalaˈfɪsmʊs].
What does "Salafismus" mean?
As a noun, "Salafismus" means: radikale, fundamentalistische Strömung innerhalb des sunnitischen Islam
What are common misspellings of "Salafismus"?
Common misspellings include "aslafismus", "saalfismus", "salaffismus", "salafimsus", "salafismmus". The correct spelling is "Salafismus".
How do you pronounce "Salafismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Salafismus" is [zalaˈfɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Salafismus" come from?
"Salafismus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list