Stilistik

[ʃtiˈlɪstɪk]

/[ʃtiˈlɪstɪk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stilistik” is an uncommon German word, ranked #80,963 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#80,963
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Erforschung und Lehre des Stils

Key facts for Stilistik
PropertyValue
HeadwordStilistik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtiˈlɪstɪk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,963
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Stilistik” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Stilistik lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Stilistik is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃtiˈlɪstɪk]. Corpus data places it at rank #80,963 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Erforschung und Lehre des Stils".

Stilistik has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Stilistik, spelled S-T-I-L-I-S-T-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erforschung und Lehre des Stils

This word in other languages

estilística(Español)stylistique(Français)

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 "Stilistik"?
"Stilistik" is spelled S-T-I-L-I-S-T-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtiˈlɪstɪk].
What does "Stilistik" mean?
As a noun, "Stilistik" means: Erforschung und Lehre des Stils
How do you pronounce "Stilistik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stilistik" is [ʃtiˈlɪstɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stilistik" come from?
"Stilistik" 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 “Stilistik”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-I-L-I-S-T-I-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃtiˈlɪstɪk] (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