Szientismus
[st͡si̯ɛnˈtɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Szientismus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - naturwissenschaftlich orientierte Haltung, die Metaphysisches, Religion oder Glaube als Begründung ablehnt
Corpus desk
Index DE-szientismus · Szientismus · German
Szientismus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Szientismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [st͡si̯ɛnˈtɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Szientismus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Szientismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [st͡si̯ɛnˈtɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "naturwissenschaftlich orientierte Haltung, die Metaphysisches, Religion oder Glaube als Begründung ablehnt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Szientismus, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Szientismus, spelled S-Z-I-E-N-T-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1naturwissenschaftlich orientierte Haltung, die Metaphysisches, Religion oder Glaube als Begründung ablehnt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Szientismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gläubige Menschen können dem Szientismus wenig entgegensetzen.
Die Moderne ist von zwei großen Utopien bestimmt, vom positivistischen Szientismus und vom wissenschaftlichen Sozialismus.
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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.