Pessimismus

[pɛsiˈmɪsmʊs]

/[pɛsiˈmɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pessimismus” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,387. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,387
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Lehre, nach der die existierende Welt als die schlechteste aller möglichen Welten interpretiert wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-pessimismus · Pessimismus · German

Pessimismus · rank #41,387 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,387
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pflegeeltern

Nearest frequency peer: Pflegeeltern (+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 „Pessimismus“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Pessimismus“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pessimismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordPessimismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɛsiˈmɪsmʊs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#41,387
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pessimismus“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Pessimismusliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Pflegeeltern“ (#41,388), „Personalunion“ (#41,385), „pflegende“ (#41,389). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pessimismus“ bei #41,387. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Pessimismus (IPA [pɛsiˈmɪsmʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,387 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pessimismus, with forms such as "epssimismus", "pesimismus", and "pesismismus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Pessimismus, spelled P-E-S-S-I-M-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Lehre, nach der die existierende Welt als die schlechteste aller möglichen Welten interpretiert wird
  2. 2
    eine verneinende Lebensauffassung, die mit Hoffnungslosigkeit, Schwarzseherei und gedrückter Stimmung einhergeht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Pessimismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Deinen permanenten Pessimismus kann ich nicht mehr ertragen!
  2. „Der Pessimismus ihrer Mutter ließ Sylvia nicht unberührt, aber er schreckte sie nicht ab.“

Antonyms

Optimismus

This word in other languages

pessimism(English)pesimismo(Español)pessimisme(Français)pessimismo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epssimismus
  • pesimismus
  • pesismismus
  • pessiimsmus
  • pessimimsus
  • pessimismmus
  • pessimismsu
  • pessimismuss
  • pessimissmus
  • pessimisums
  • pessimmismus
  • pessimsimus
  • pessmiismus
  • peßimismus
  • ppessimismus
  • psesimismus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pessimismus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

epssimismus2pesimismus1pesismismus2pessiimsmus2pessimimsus2pessimismmus1pessimismsu2pessimismuss1
Edit distance from "Pessimismus"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pessimismus"?
"Pessimismus" is spelled P-E-S-S-I-M-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛsiˈmɪsmʊs].
What does "Pessimismus" mean?
As a noun, "Pessimismus" means: eine Lehre, nach der die existierende Welt als die schlechteste aller möglichen Welten interpretiert wird
What are common misspellings of "Pessimismus"?
Common misspellings include "epssimismus", "pesimismus", "pesismismus", "pessiimsmus", "pessimimsus". The correct spelling is "Pessimismus".
How do you pronounce "Pessimismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pessimismus" is [pɛsiˈmɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pessimismus" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pessimismus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Ostbahnhof16 variantsOberkommando16 variantsNördlingen16 variantsprozentuale16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list