Absentismus
[ˌapz̥ɛnˈtɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Absentismus” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vermögensverwertung, bei der Besitzer, meist Großgrundbesitzer, sich nicht am Ort ihrer Betriebe aufhalten und stattdessen Verwalter beauftragen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Absentismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌapz̥ɛnˈtɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Absentismus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Absentismus is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌapz̥ɛnˈtɪsmʊs]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Absentismus has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 Absentismus, spelled A-B-S-E-N-T-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Vermögensverwertung, bei der Besitzer, meist Großgrundbesitzer, sich nicht am Ort ihrer Betriebe aufhalten und stattdessen Verwalter beauftragen
- 2wiederholte Fehlzeiten am Arbeitsplatz oder Ausbildungsort, die nicht auf tatsächlichen Krankenstand, sondern auf andere Probleme zurückzuführen sind
- 3die Gewohnheit, Verpflichtungen oder Verabredungen fernzubleiben (Vergleiche Absenz)
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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.
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Using “Absentismus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-S-E-N-T-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌapz̥ɛnˈtɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.