Chauvinismus

[ʃoviˈnɪsmʊs]

/[ʃoviˈnɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chauvinismus” is uncommon German (frequency #60,454 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,454
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - extrem sexistische Einstellung einer Person, meist übersteigertes Männlichkeitsgefühl

Corpus desk

Index DE-chauvinismus · Chauvinismus · German

Chauvinismus · rank #60,454 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,454
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Charlottesvil…

Nearest frequency peer: Charlottesville (-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 „Chauvinismus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Chauvinismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordChauvinismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃoviˈnɪsmʊs]
Letters12
Frequency rank#60,454
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Chauvinismus“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Chauvinismusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Charlottesville“ (#60,453), „chillig“ (#60,455), „Carport“ (#60,451). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chauvinismus“ bei #60,454. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chauvinismus is uncommon German at frequency #60,454 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃoviˈnɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Chauvinismus in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Chauvinismus, spelled C-H-A-U-V-I-N-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    extrem sexistische Einstellung einer Person, meist übersteigertes Männlichkeitsgefühl
  2. 2
    exzessiver Patriotismus beziehungsweise Nationalismus, übersteigerter Nationalismus
  3. 3
    Glaube an die Überlegenheit der eigenen Gruppe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im College setzte sie sich unerschrocken gegen sexuelle Belästigung zur Wehr. Und später gegen den Chauvinismus der Vorgesetzten.“
  2. Manche sagen, der Chauvinismus der Kolonialzeit sei Hauptursache für den Ersten Weltkrieg gewesen.

Antonyms

Autochauvinismus

This word in other languages

chauvinism(English)chauvinisme(Français)

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 "Chauvinismus"?
"Chauvinismus" is spelled C-H-A-U-V-I-N-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃoviˈnɪsmʊs].
What does "Chauvinismus" mean?
As a noun, "Chauvinismus" means: extrem sexistische Einstellung einer Person, meist übersteigertes Männlichkeitsgefühl
How do you pronounce "Chauvinismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chauvinismus" is [ʃoviˈnɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chauvinismus" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list