Synkretismus
[zʏnkʁeˈtɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Synkretismus” 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 September 3, 2026) - die Vermischung zweier oder mehrerer Lehren
Corpus desk
Index DE-synkretismus · Synkretismus · German
Synkretismus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Synkretismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zʏnkʁeˈtɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Synkretismus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Synkretismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zʏnkʁeˈtɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Synkretismus has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Synkretismus, spelled S-Y-N-K-R-E-T-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1die Vermischung zweier oder mehrerer Lehren
- 2Zusammenfall von Flexionsmorphemen innerhalb eines Paradigmas (innerparadigmatischer Synkretismus) oder über Paradigmen hinweg (transparadigmatischer Synkretismus)
- 3die unkritische Übernahme und Verschmelzung verschiedenartiger philosophischer Ansätze in einen eher zufälligen Zusammenhang, der innere Einheit und Widerspruchslosigkeit vermissen lässt
- 4eklektizistische Mischung religiöser Grundsätze und Lehren unterschiedlicher Herkunft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Synkretismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Ganze ist von einem wunderlichen mythologischen Synkretismus heimgesucht.“
Synkretismen kommen besonders häufig in der indogermanischen Sprachfamilie vor.
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.