totalitär

[totaliˈtɛːɐ̯]

/[totaliˈtɛːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“totalitär” is uncommon German (frequency #65,764 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,764
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in alle Bereiche des Lebens hineinwirkend, meist auch autoritär, undemokratisch, gewaltsam reglementierend

Corpus desk

Index DE-totalitar · totalitär · German

totalitär · rank #65,764 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,764
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH toxine

Nearest frequency peer: toxine (+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 „totalitär“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for totalitär
PropertyValue
Headwordtotalitär
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[totaliˈtɛːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,764
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „totalitär“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „toxine“ (#65,765), „Timeout“ (#65,762), „Trabi“ (#65,766). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „totalitär“ bei #65,764. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

totalitär is uncommon German at frequency #65,764 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [totaliˈtɛːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in alle Bereiche des Lebens hineinwirkend, meist auch autoritär, undemokratisch, gewaltsam reglementierend".

totalitär doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is totalitär, spelled T-O-T-A-L-I-T-Ä-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    in alle Bereiche des Lebens hineinwirkend, meist auch autoritär, undemokratisch, gewaltsam reglementierend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Deutsche Reich zur Zeit des Nationalsozialismus war ein totalitärer Staat.
  2. „Demnach sind Anhänger totalitärer Massenbewegungen Argumenten nicht zugänglich und ignorieren ihren Selbsterhaltungstrieb.“

Synonyms

allgewaltigrepressiv

Antonyms

liberal

This word in other languages

totalitarian(English)totalitaire(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 "totalitär"?
"totalitär" is spelled T-O-T-A-L-I-T-Ä-R. The IPA pronunciation is [totaliˈtɛːɐ̯].
What does "totalitär" mean?
As an adjective, "totalitär" means: in alle Bereiche des Lebens hineinwirkend, meist auch autoritär, undemokratisch, gewaltsam reglementierend
How do you pronounce "totalitär"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "totalitär" is [totaliˈtɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "totalitär" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Talkrunde#65,753ungezogen#65,790Unterarme#65,797verrottet#65,825

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list