Altruismus

[altʁuˈɪsmʊs]

/[altʁuˈɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Altruismus” is uncommon German (frequency #73,217 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,217
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Selbstlosigkeit, Menschenliebe, Uneigennützigkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-altruismus · Altruismus · German

Altruismus · rank #73,217 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,217
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alps

Nearest frequency peer: Alps (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Altruismus“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Altruismus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Altruismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordAltruismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[altʁuˈɪsmʊs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,217
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Altruismus“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Altruismusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Alps“ (#73,216), „Allokation“ (#73,215), „alleinig“ (#73,214). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Altruismus“ bei #73,217. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Altruismus is uncommon German at frequency #73,217 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [altʁuˈɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Selbstlosigkeit, Menschenliebe, Uneigennützigkeit".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Altruismus, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Altruismus, spelled A-L-T-R-U-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Selbstlosigkeit, Menschenliebe, Uneigennützigkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Altruismus ist eine bewundernswerte Tugend.
  2. „Doch sich allein auf den Altruismus zu verlassen, kann tödlich sein: So sterben in den USA jährlich 2000 bis 3000 Menschen, bevor ein passender Knochenmarkspender gefunden ist.“

Antonyms

Egoismus

This word in other languages

altruism(English)altruismo(Español)altruisme(Français)altruísmo(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Altruismus"?
"Altruismus" is spelled A-L-T-R-U-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [altʁuˈɪsmʊs].
What does "Altruismus" mean?
As a noun, "Altruismus" means: Selbstlosigkeit, Menschenliebe, Uneigennützigkeit
How do you pronounce "Altruismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Altruismus" is [altʁuˈɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Altruismus" come from?
"Altruismus" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Altruismus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Allokation#73,215Allegorien#73,213analysiere#73,222angelassen#73,225

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list