Hedonismus

[hedoˈnɪsmʊs]

/[hedoˈnɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hedonismus” is uncommon German (frequency #85,354 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,354
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Streben nach Sinneslust und Genuss

Corpus desk

Index DE-hedonismus · Hedonismus · German

Hedonismus · rank #85,354 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,354
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH HDTV

Nearest frequency peer: HDTV (-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 „Hedonismus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hedonismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordHedonismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hedoˈnɪsmʊs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,354
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hedonismus“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hedonismusfällt 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: „HDTV“ (#85,353), „hehren“ (#85,355), „Heimatvertriebenen“ (#85,357). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hedonismus“ bei #85,354. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hedonismus is uncommon German at frequency #85,354 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hedoˈnɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Für ihn ist Hedonismus ein Lebensprinzip.
  2. „Der Hedonismus ist diejenige ethische Richtlinie, welche sinnliche Lust, das Vergnügen, den Genuß als Motiv, Ziel oder Beweis alles sittlichen Handelns betrachtet.“

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list