Pessimisten

[pɛsiˈmɪstn̩]

/[pɛsiˈmɪstn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Pessimisten” is uncommon German (frequency #68,560 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,560
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Pessimist

Corpus desk

Index DE-pessimisten · Pessimisten · German

Pessimisten · rank #68,560 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,560
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Perspektivlos…

Nearest frequency peer: Perspektivlosigkeit (-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 „Pessimisten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Pessimisten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pessimisten
PropertyValue
HeadwordPessimisten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɛsiˈmɪstn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#68,560
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pessimisten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Pessimistenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Perspektivlosigkeit“ (#68,559), „Pferdezucht“ (#68,561), „periphere“ (#68,558). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pessimisten“ bei #68,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pessimisten is uncommon German at frequency #68,560 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɛsiˈmɪstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Pessimisten in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Pessimisten, spelled P-E-S-S-I-M-I-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Pessimist
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Pessimist
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Pessimist
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pessimist
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Pessimist
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Pessimist
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Pessimist

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 "Pessimisten"?
"Pessimisten" is spelled P-E-S-S-I-M-I-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛsiˈmɪstn̩].
What does "Pessimisten" mean?
As a noun, "Pessimisten" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Pessimist
How do you pronounce "Pessimisten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pessimisten" is [pɛsiˈmɪstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pessimisten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list