Fetischismus

[fetɪˈʃɪsmʊs]

/[fetɪˈʃɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fetischismus” is uncommon German (frequency #95,548 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,548
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Glaube an übernatürliche Eigenschaften eines Gegenstands und dessen Verehrung bzw. ebendieser Gegenstand

Key facts for Fetischismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordFetischismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fetɪˈʃɪsmʊs]
Letters12
Frequency rank#95,548
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Fetischismus” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Fetischismus lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fetischismus is uncommon German at frequency #95,548 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fetɪˈʃɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Fetischismus, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Fetischismus, spelled F-E-T-I-S-C-H-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Glaube an übernatürliche Eigenschaften eines Gegenstands und dessen Verehrung bzw. ebendieser Gegenstand
  2. 2
    Sexualtrieb, der auf unbelebte Objekte bezogen ist
  3. 3
    Sexualtrieb, der von der "Norm" abweicht
  4. 4
    die quasireligiöse Verehrung hergestellter Waren

Synonyms

FixierungGötzendienstGötzenverehrungIdolatrieObjektophilie

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 "Fetischismus"?
"Fetischismus" is spelled F-E-T-I-S-C-H-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [fetɪˈʃɪsmʊs].
What does "Fetischismus" mean?
As a noun, "Fetischismus" means: der Glaube an übernatürliche Eigenschaften eines Gegenstands und dessen Verehrung bzw. ebendieser Gegenstand
How do you pronounce "Fetischismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fetischismus" is [fetɪˈʃɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fetischismus" come from?
"Fetischismus" 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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Using “Fetischismus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-E-T-I-S-C-H-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fetɪˈʃɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list