Alarmismus
[ˌalaʁˈmɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Alarmismus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haltung, die sich darin äußert, übertrieben vor sich abzeichnenden gesellschaftlichen Fehlentwicklungen und/oder Gefahren zu warnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-alarmismus · Alarmismus · German
Alarmismus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | Alarmismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌalaʁˈmɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Alarmismus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Alarmismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌalaʁˈmɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Haltung, die sich darin äußert, übertrieben vor sich abzeichnenden gesellschaftlichen Fehlentwicklungen und/oder Gefahren zu warnen".
Alarmismus has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Alarmismus, spelled A-L-A-R-M-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Haltung, die sich darin äußert, übertrieben vor sich abzeichnenden gesellschaftlichen Fehlentwicklungen und/oder Gefahren zu warnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Alarmismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Für die FR entbehren beide ‚Alarmismen‘ jedoch jeglicher konkreter Grundlagen.“
„Schließlich sei es auch mit der Stärke der Sowjetflotte bei genauerer Betrachtung so weit nicht her. ‚Gelassenheit‘ sei daher ‚eher am Platze als Alarmismus‘.“
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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.