idealisieren
[idealiˈziːʁən]
The verdict
“idealisieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - höher einschätzen oder darstellen, als der Realität entspricht
Corpus desk
Index DE-idealisieren · idealisieren · German
idealisieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | idealisieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [idealiˈziːʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „idealisieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
idealisieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [idealiˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "höher einschätzen oder darstellen, als der Realität entspricht".
idealisieren has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is idealisieren, spelled I-D-E-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1höher einschätzen oder darstellen, als der Realität entspricht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how idealisieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie idealisieren Menschen, ohne sie näher zu kennen und glauben, dass diese immer gut, verfügbar und alles könnend sind.
Sexualität wird idealisiert, moralisiert und politisiert.
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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.