Egoismus

[eɡoˈɪsmʊs]

/[eɡoˈɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Egoismus” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,877. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,877
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haltung, bei der nur der eigene Vorteil zählt

Corpus desk

Index DE-egoismus · Egoismus · German

Egoismus · rank #19,877 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,877
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Effektivität

Nearest frequency peer: Effektivität (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Egoismus“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Egoismus“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Egoismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordEgoismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eɡoˈɪsmʊs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,877
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Egoismus“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Egoismusliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Effektivität“ (#19,876), „Eigentums“ (#19,878), „einbeziehen“ (#19,879). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Egoismus“ bei #19,877. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Egoismus (IPA [eɡoˈɪsmʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,877 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Egoismus, with forms such as "eggoismus", "egiosmus", and "egoimsus". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Egoismus, spelled E-G-O-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Haltung, bei der nur der eigene Vorteil zählt
  2. 2
    eigennützige, selbstsüchtige Handlungen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Egoismus ist keine angenehme Haltung.
  2. Wenn es den Egoismus der Gene gibt, dann gibt es auch den Egoismus des Kohlenstoff-Atoms. (Eine kleine Kritik an Richard Dawkins Buch: "Das egoistische Gen")

Synonyms

EigennützigkeitIch-BezogenheitEgozentrikEgozentrismusEgozentrizität

Antonyms

AltruismusUneigennützigkeit

This word in other languages

selfishness(English)egoísmo(Español)égoïsme(Français)egoísmo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eggoismus
  • egiosmus
  • egoimsus
  • egoismmus
  • egoismsu
  • egoismuss
  • egoissmus
  • egoisums
  • egosimus
  • eogismus
  • geoismus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Egoismus - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eggoismus1egiosmus2egoimsus2egoismmus1egoismsu2egoismuss1egoissmus1egoisums2
Edit distance from "Egoismus"

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 "Egoismus"?
"Egoismus" is spelled E-G-O-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [eɡoˈɪsmʊs].
What does "Egoismus" mean?
As a noun, "Egoismus" means: Haltung, bei der nur der eigene Vorteil zählt
What are common misspellings of "Egoismus"?
Common misspellings include "eggoismus", "egiosmus", "egoimsus", "egoismmus", "egoismsu". The correct spelling is "Egoismus".
How do you pronounce "Egoismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Egoismus" is [eɡoˈɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Egoismus" come from?
"Egoismus" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

erwirbt11 variantsfactory11 variantsgedeihen11 variantsgeheimes11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list