Surrealismus

[zʊʁeaˈlɪsmʊs]

/[zʊʁeaˈlɪsmʊs]/ noun

The verdict

“Surrealismus” is uncommon German (frequency #54,125 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,125
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bewegung des 20. Jahrhunderts, die sich vom psychoanalytischen Begriff des Unbewussten inspirieren ließ

Corpus desk

Index DE-surrealismus · Surrealismus · German

Surrealismus · rank #54,125 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,125
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sujets

Nearest frequency peer: Sujets (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Surrealismus“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Surrealismus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Surrealismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordSurrealismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zʊʁeaˈlɪsmʊs]
Letters12
Frequency rank#54,125
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Surrealismus“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Surrealismusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sujets“ (#54,124), „Syke“ (#54,127), „Studienreise“ (#54,122). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Surrealismus“ bei #54,125. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Surrealismus is uncommon German at frequency #54,125 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zʊʁeaˈlɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bewegung des 20. Jahrhunderts, die sich vom psychoanalytischen Begriff des Unbewussten inspirieren ließ".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Surrealismus, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Surrealismus, spelled S-U-R-R-E-A-L-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bewegung des 20. Jahrhunderts, die sich vom psychoanalytischen Begriff des Unbewussten inspirieren ließ

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nach reiflicher Überlegung halte ich es nämlich für klüger, die Sache Surrealismus statt Surnaturalismus zu nennen, wie ich das bisher tat; denn Surrealismus kommt noch nicht in den Wörterbüchern vor, sodass man damit freier umgehen kann, als mit dem von den Philosophen schon vorbelasteten Begriff Surnaturalismus.“
  2. „Mit dem Surrealismus der bildenden Kunst und Literatur hat der surrealistische Witz nicht allzuviel zu tun.“

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); 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 "Surrealismus"?
"Surrealismus" is spelled S-U-R-R-E-A-L-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [zʊʁeaˈlɪsmʊs].
What does "Surrealismus" mean?
As a noun, "Surrealismus" means: Bewegung des 20. Jahrhunderts, die sich vom psychoanalytischen Begriff des Unbewussten inspirieren ließ
How do you pronounce "Surrealismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Surrealismus" is [zʊʁeaˈlɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Surrealismus" come from?
"Surrealismus" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list