Optimist
[ɔptiˈmɪst]
The verdict
“Optimist” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,737. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,737
- frequency rank, German
- 1,007
- “O” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die von Optimismus erfüllt ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-optimist · Optimist · German
Optimist · rank #40,737 · 12 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #40,737
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,007
- PHOTO-FINISH opinion
Nearest frequency peer: opinion (-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 „Optimist“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Obstbäume
Obstbäume
59,266 corpus weight
- opinion
opinion
59,265 corpus weight
- Optimist
Optimist
59,264 corpus weight
- orale
orale
59,263 corpus weight
- Organisten
Organisten
59,262 corpus weight
- Ornament
Ornament
59,261 corpus weight
What this shows „Optimist“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Optimist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɔptiˈmɪst] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #40,737 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Optimist“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Optimist (IPA [ɔptiˈmɪst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,737 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Optimist, with forms such as "opitmist", "opptimist", and "optiimst". 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 also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "optimiert", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Optimist, spelled O-P-T-I-M-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1Person, die von Optimismus erfüllt ist
- 2Bootsklasse für Segeljollen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Optimist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der Grundtendenz denke ich immer positiv und glaube an das Optimum einer Sache, so dass ich im Team als Optimist gelte.
Mein Kollege ist ein übel gelaunter Pessimist, der überall nur Misserfolge sieht, so dass es mir als Optimist sehr schwerfällt, mit ihm zusammenzuarbeiten.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- opitmist
- opptimist
- optiimst
- optimisst
- optimistt
- optimits
- optimmist
- optimsit
- optmiist
- opttimist
- otpimist
- potimist
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Optimist - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Optimist", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).