Skeptizismus

Name: Skeptizismus, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[skɛptiˈt͡sɪsmʊs]

/[skɛptiˈt͡sɪsmʊs]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Skeptizismus” is an uncommon German word, ranked #67,711 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#67,711
frequency rank, German: 12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - philosophische Richtung, die den Zweifel zum grundlegenden Prinzip der Epistemologie erhebt

Key facts for Skeptizismus
Property	Value
Headword	Skeptizismus
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[skɛptiˈt͡sɪsmʊs]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#67,711
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Skeptizismus” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Skeptizismus lands here:

#67,711

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Skeptizismus is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [skɛptiˈt͡sɪsmʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #67,711 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Skeptizismus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Skeptizismus, spelled S-K-E-P-T-I-Z-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

1
philosophische Richtung, die den Zweifel zum grundlegenden Prinzip der Epistemologie erhebt
2
skeptische Haltung

Synonyms

Skepsis

Antonyms

Dogmatismus Naivität

This word in other languages

skepticism(English)escepticismo(Español)scepticisme(Français)ceticismo(Português)

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 "Skeptizismus"?

"Skeptizismus" is spelled S-K-E-P-T-I-Z-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [skɛptiˈt͡sɪsmʊs].

What does "Skeptizismus" mean?

As a noun, "Skeptizismus" means: philosophische Richtung, die den Zweifel zum grundlegenden Prinzip der Epistemologie erhebt

How do you pronounce "Skeptizismus"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Skeptizismus" is [skɛptiˈt͡sɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Skeptizismus" come from?

"Skeptizismus" 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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Using “Skeptizismus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is S-K-E-P-T-I-Z-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [skɛptiˈt͡sɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.