Ressentiment

[ʁɛsɑ̃tiˈmɑ̃ː]

/[ʁɛsɑ̃tiˈmɑ̃ː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ressentiment” is uncommon German (frequency #77,246 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,246
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gefühlsmäßige Abneigung, Vorbehalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-ressentiment · Ressentiment · German

Ressentiment · rank #77,246 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,246
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH responsible

Nearest frequency peer: responsible (-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 „Ressentiment“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ressentiment
PropertyValue
HeadwordRessentiment
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁɛsɑ̃tiˈmɑ̃ː]
Letters12
Frequency rank#77,246
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ressentiment“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „responsible“ (#77,245), „resignieren“ (#77,244), „Ritterorden“ (#77,248). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Ressentiment“ bei #77,246. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ressentiment is uncommon German at frequency #77,246 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁɛsɑ̃tiˈmɑ̃ː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gefühlsmäßige Abneigung, Vorbehalt".

Ressentiment doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ressentiment, spelled R-E-S-S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    gefühlsmäßige Abneigung, Vorbehalt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Rede strotzte vor Ressentiments.
  2. „Mittlerweile hätten die antideutschen Ressentiments die publizistische Sphäre verlassen, sagt Georgios Delastik.“

Synonyms

AbneigungAversion

Antonyms

Zuneigung

This word in other languages

resentment(English)resentimiento(Español)ressentiment(Français)

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 "Ressentiment"?
"Ressentiment" is spelled R-E-S-S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁɛsɑ̃tiˈmɑ̃ː].
What does "Ressentiment" mean?
As a noun, "Ressentiment" means: gefühlsmäßige Abneigung, Vorbehalt
How do you pronounce "Ressentiment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ressentiment" is [ʁɛsɑ̃tiˈmɑ̃ː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ressentiment" come from?
"Ressentiment" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ritterschlag#77,249Reichsstände#77,238Schamanismus#77,271Querschläger#77,213

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list