Perfektionismus
[pɛʁfɛkt͡si̯oˈnɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Perfektionismus” is uncommon German (frequency #61,804 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,804
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - übertriebenes Streben nach Vollkommenheit
Corpus desk
Index DE-perfektionismus · Perfektionismus · German
Perfektionismus · rank #61,804 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,804
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Persiflage
Nearest frequency peer: Persiflage (+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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Perfektionismus“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Parteispend…
Parteispenden
38,201 corpus weight
- pediküre
pediküre
38,200 corpus weight
- Penisse
Penisse
38,199 corpus weight
- Perfektioni…
Perfektionismus
38,197 corpus weight
- Persiflage
Persiflage
38,196 corpus weight
- persons
persons
38,193 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Perfektionismus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Perfektionismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɛʁfɛkt͡si̯oˈnɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #61,804 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Perfektionismus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Perfektionismus is uncommon German at frequency #61,804 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɛʁfɛkt͡si̯oˈnɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Perfektionismus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Perfektionismus, spelled P-E-R-F-E-K-T-I-O-N-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1übertriebenes Streben nach Vollkommenheit
- 2ethische Lehre mit dem Glauben an die Vervollkommnung der Menschheit als Ziel der Evolution
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Perfektionismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Beziehung zu ihr scheiterte, weil er mit ihrem Hang zum Perfektionismus nicht klarkam.
„Als Allzweckwaffe im ewigen Kampf für Perfektionismus und gegen Fussel kommt da der Fusselentferner ins Spiel.“
This word in other languages
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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