Defätismus
[defɛˈtɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Defätismus” 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) - pessimistische, mutlose Haltung
Corpus desk
Index DE-defatismus · Defätismus · German
Defätismus · 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 "D" 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 | Defätismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [defɛˈtɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Defätismus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Defätismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [defɛˈtɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Defätismus, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Defätismus, spelled D-E-F-Ä-T-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1pessimistische, mutlose Haltung
- 2Zustand der Mutlosigkeit oder Schwarzseherei
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Defätismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Kalick war der Junge gewesen, der mich angezeigt hatte wegen Defätismus und während der Gerichtsverhandlung auf Härte, unerbittlicher Härte bestanden hatte.“
„Aber der Mann, der Ostpreußen bis zum Schluss eisern im Griff hielt, Gauleiter Erich Koch, hatte gedroht, Fluchtvorbereitungen als Defätismus zu ahnden.“
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.