Optimum
German, noun[ˈɔptimʊm]
Optimum is spelled O-P-T-I-M-U-M (7 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,531st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Optimum is a German neuter noun meaning “optimum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unter gegebenen Bedingungen und eigenem Leistungsvermögen erreichtes, optimales Ergebnis zu einer…”.
What does Optimum mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteroptimum
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unter gegebenen Bedingungen und eigenem Leistungsvermögen erreichtes, optimales Ergebnis zu einer Zielsetzung; begrenzte Annäherung an das Ideal
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Optimum
- Optimums genitive
- Optima plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Optimum?
- [ˈɔptimʊm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Optimum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Optimum in German?
Optimum appears 1.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).