totalitär
German, adjective[totaliˈtɛːɐ̯]
totalitär is spelled T-O-T-A-L-I-T-Ä-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 65,066th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Totalitär is a German adjective meaning “totalitarian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in alle Bereiche des Lebens hineinwirkend, meist auch autoritär, undemokratisch, gewaltsam reglementierend”.
What does totalitär mean in English?
adjective
- 1
totalitarian
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in alle Bereiche des Lebens hineinwirkend, meist auch autoritär, undemokratisch, gewaltsam reglementierend
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 totalitär
- totalitärer masculine nominative singular
- am totalitärsten superlative
- totalitäre positive nominative strong
- totalitäres positive nominative strong
- totalitären positive genitive strong
- totalitärem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce totalitär?
- [totaliˈtɛːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to totalitär
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is totalitär in German?
totalitär appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).