Perfektionismus
German, noun[pɛʁfɛkt͡si̯oˈnɪsmʊs]
Perfektionismus is spelled P-E-R-F-E-K-T-I-O-N-I-S-M-U-S (15 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 61,377th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perfektionismus is a German masculine noun meaning “perfectionism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “übertriebenes Streben nach Vollkommenheit”.
What does Perfektionismus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineperfectionism
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. übertriebenes Streben nach Vollkommenheit 2. ethische Lehre mit dem Glauben an die Vervollkommnung der Menschheit als Ziel der Evolution
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Perfektionismus?
- [pɛʁfɛkt͡si̯oˈnɪsmʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Perfektionismus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Perfektionismus in German?
Perfektionismus appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).