Universalismus
[ʊnivɛʁzaˈlɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Universalismus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Denkart, die den Vorrang des Allgemeinen beziehungsweise des Ganzen gegenüber dem Besonderen und Einzelnen betont
Corpus desk
Index DE-universalismus · Universalismus · German
Universalismus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | Universalismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʊnivɛʁzaˈlɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Universalismus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Universalismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʊnivɛʁzaˈlɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Universalismus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Universalismus, spelled U-N-I-V-E-R-S-A-L-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Denkart, die den Vorrang des Allgemeinen beziehungsweise des Ganzen gegenüber dem Besonderen und Einzelnen betont
- 2(Konfession auf Basis der) Lehre, nach der alle Menschen mit Gott versöhnt beziehungsweise erlöst werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Universalismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Doch der wichtigste philosophische Impuls dieses Universalismus kommt aus der europäischen Aufkärung.“
„Der moralische und kulturelle Relativismus, ein Stiefkind des Universalismus, wäre demnach zum Scheitern verurteilt, weil er die abweichenden Eigenarten der Fremdkultur nicht genügend beachtet.“
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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.