Liberalismus
[libeʁaˈlɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Liberalismus” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #15,147 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,147
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - besonders im Individualismus wurzelnde im 19. Jahrhundert in philosophischer, politischer, wirtschaftlicher und gesellschaftlicher Hinsicht entscheidend prägende Denkrichtung und Lebensform, die Fr...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Liberalismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [libeʁaˈlɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #15,147 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Liberalismus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Liberalismus is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [libeʁaˈlɪsmʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,147 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.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Liberalismus, with forms such as "ilberalismus", "lbieralismus", and "libberalismus". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Liberalismus, spelled L-I-B-E-R-A-L-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1besonders im Individualismus wurzelnde im 19. Jahrhundert in philosophischer, politischer, wirtschaftlicher und gesellschaftlicher Hinsicht entscheidend prägende Denkrichtung und Lebensform, die Freiheit, Autonomie, Verantwortung und freie Entfaltung der Persönlichkeit vertritt
- 2liberale, freiheitliche Haltung, liberales Wesen
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ilberalismus,lbieralismus,libberalismus,libearlismus,liberailsmus,liberalimsus,liberalismmus,liberalismsu,liberalismuss,liberalissmus,liberalisums,liberallismus,liberalsimus,liberlaismus,liberralismus,librealismus,liebralismus,lliberalismus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Liberalismus - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Liberalismus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-I-B-E-R-A-L-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [libeʁaˈlɪsmʊs] (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
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.