Idealismus

[ideaˈlɪsmʊs]

/[ideaˈlɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Idealismus” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,569. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,569
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Verwirklichung von ethischen Idealen unbeachtet persönlicher Belange

Corpus desk

Index DE-idealismus · Idealismus · German

Idealismus · rank #23,569 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,569
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH härtere

Nearest frequency peer: härtere (-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 „Idealismus“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Idealismus“ 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 Idealismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordIdealismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ideaˈlɪsmʊs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,569
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Idealismus“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Idealismusliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „härtere“ (#23,568), „identity“ (#23,570), „Horrorfilm“ (#23,567). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Idealismus“ bei #23,569. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Idealismus (IPA [ideaˈlɪsmʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,569 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Idealismus, with forms such as "diealismus", "idaelismus", and "iddealismus". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Idealismus, spelled I-D-E-A-L-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Verwirklichung von ethischen Idealen unbeachtet persönlicher Belange
  2. 2
    philosophische Systeme in denen der Geist, die Vernunft oder das Bewusstsein primär das eigentlich Wirkliche sind, die Materie ist sekundär und eine Erscheinungsform derselben
  3. 3
    die Wiedergabe idealer, nicht realer Erscheinungen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In der antideutschen Variante dieses Idealismus buchstabiert sich dieser Gegensatz in deutschen Kollektivismus und US-amerikanischen Individualismus aus, wobei letzterer positiv, ersterer negativ konnotiert wird.“
  2. „Ich begann etwas von dem Idealismus zu erkennen, mit dem das Männlein arbeitete.“

Synonyms

Selbstlosigkeit

Antonyms

EigennützigkeitPositivismusRealismusRealismus

This word in other languages

idealism(English)idealismo(Español)idéalisme(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • diealismus
  • idaelismus
  • iddealismus
  • ideailsmus
  • idealimsus
  • idealismmus
  • idealismsu
  • idealismuss
  • idealissmus
  • idealisums
  • ideallismus
  • idealsimus
  • idelaismus
  • iedalismus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Idealismus - 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.

diealismus2idaelismus2iddealismus1ideailsmus2idealimsus2idealismmus1idealismsu2idealismuss1
Edit distance from "Idealismus"

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 "Idealismus"?
"Idealismus" is spelled I-D-E-A-L-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ideaˈlɪsmʊs].
What does "Idealismus" mean?
As a noun, "Idealismus" means: die Verwirklichung von ethischen Idealen unbeachtet persönlicher Belange
What are common misspellings of "Idealismus"?
Common misspellings include "diealismus", "idaelismus", "iddealismus", "ideailsmus", "idealimsus". The correct spelling is "Idealismus".
How do you pronounce "Idealismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Idealismus" is [ideaˈlɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Idealismus" come from?
"Idealismus" 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 "Idealismus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Horrorfilm#23,567Instituten#23,572hinschauen#23,565geänderten#23,549

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Henderson14 variantsgewandert14 variantsGesandten14 variantsgeprügelt14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list