Symbolik
German, noun[zʏmˈboːlɪk]
Symbolik is spelled S-Y-M-B-O-L-I-K (8 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written German, the 15,856th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Symbolik is a German feminine noun meaning “symbolism (the general concept)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “symbolische, sinnbildliche Bedeutung von etwas und ihre Darstellung”.
What does Symbolik mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesymbolism (the general concept)
die Symbolik in der Malerei
- 2
femininesymbolic meaning (the concrete meaning of a particular representative)
Die Symbolik der Farbe Blau ist oftmals der König.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. symbolische, sinnbildliche Bedeutung von etwas und ihre Darstellung 2. Verwendung von symbolischen, sinnbildlichen Elementen 3. Wissenschaft, Lehre von der Bedeutung und Verwendung von Symbolen 4. Teilgebiet der Theologie, das sich mit den christlichen Konfessionen befasst
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Symbolik
- Symboliken plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Symbolik?
- [zʏmˈboːlɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Symbolik
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Symbolik in German?
Symbolik appears 3.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).