Pessimisten
[pɛsiˈmɪstn̩]
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
- percent
percent
31,444 corpus weight
- periphere
periphere
31,443 corpus weight
- Perspektivl…
Perspektivlosigkeit
31,442 corpus weight
- Pessimisten
Pessimisten
31,441 corpus weight
- Pferdezucht
Pferdezucht
31,440 corpus weight
- Pfingstmont…
Pfingstmontag
31,439 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Pessimisten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pessimisten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɛsiˈmɪstn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #68,560 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pessimisten“ im Deutschen
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
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Pessimist
- 2Dativ Singular des Substantivs Pessimist
- 3Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Pessimist
- 4Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pessimist
- 5Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Pessimist
- 6Dativ Plural des Substantivs Pessimist
- 7Akkusativ 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.
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