Hedonismus

Name: Hedonismus, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[hedoˈnɪsmʊs]

/[hedoˈnɪsmʊs]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Hedonismus” is an uncommon German word, ranked #85,354 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#85,354
frequency rank, German: 10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Streben nach Sinneslust und Genuss

Key facts for Hedonismus
Property	Value
Headword	Hedonismus
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[hedoˈnɪsmʊs]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#85,354
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hedonismus” 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). Hedonismus lands here:

#85,354

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Hedonismus is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hedoˈnɪsmʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #85,354 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Hedonismus in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hedonismus, spelled H-E-D-O-N-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

1
Streben nach Sinneslust und Genuss
2
Lehre, dass das Streben nach Genuss und Sinneslust die höchsten Werte des Lebens seien; eine an den Genusssüchten des Lebens orientierte Grundeinstellung

Synonyms

HedonikVergnügungssucht

This word in other languages

hedonism(English)hedonismo(Español)hédonisme(Français)hedonismo(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 "Hedonismus"?

"Hedonismus" is spelled H-E-D-O-N-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [hedoˈnɪsmʊs].

What does "Hedonismus" mean?

As a noun, "Hedonismus" means: Streben nach Sinneslust und Genuss

How do you pronounce "Hedonismus"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hedonismus" is [hedoˈnɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Hedonismus" come from?

"Hedonismus" 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 “Hedonismus”

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

The one correct German spelling is H-E-D-O-N-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [hedoˈnɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.