utilitaristisch

[utilitaˈʁɪstɪʃ]

/[utilitaˈʁɪstɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“utilitaristisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Utilitarismus betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-utilitaristisch · utilitaristisch · German

utilitaristisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 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.

Key facts for utilitaristisch
PropertyValue
Headwordutilitaristisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[utilitaˈʁɪstɪʃ]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „utilitaristisch“ im Deutschen

utilitaristischsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

utilitaristisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [utilitaˈʁɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

utilitaristisch has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is utilitaristisch, spelled U-T-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Utilitarismus betreffend
  2. 2
    (ausschließlich) auf den Nutzen ausgerichtet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Doch auch Werbewirtschaft und private Unternehmen operieren mit solchen Lebensstilgruppen. Da es dort kühl und utilitaristisch allein um Rendite geht, werden sich die hartgesottenen Manager schon nicht auf nutzlosen semantischen Firlefanz eingelassen haben, so dass man getrost vermuten darf, [..]“
  2. „Die utilitaristische Gleichheit ist eine Art der welfaristischen Gleichheit.“

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "utilitaristisch"?
"utilitaristisch" is spelled U-T-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-S-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [utilitaˈʁɪstɪʃ].
What does "utilitaristisch" mean?
As an adjective, "utilitaristisch" means: den Utilitarismus betreffend
How do you pronounce "utilitaristisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "utilitaristisch" is [utilitaˈʁɪstɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "utilitaristisch" come from?
"utilitaristisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list