Skeptizismus

[skɛptiˈt͡sɪsmʊs]

/[skɛptiˈt͡sɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Skeptizismus” is uncommon German (frequency #67,711 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,711
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - philosophische Richtung, die den Zweifel zum grundlegenden Prinzip der Epistemologie erhebt

Corpus desk

Index DE-skeptizismus · Skeptizismus · German

Skeptizismus · rank #67,711 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,711
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH skaliert

Nearest frequency peer: skaliert (-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 „Skeptizismus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Skeptizismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordSkeptizismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[skɛptiˈt͡sɪsmʊs]
Letters12
Frequency rank#67,711
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Skeptizismus“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Skeptizismusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „skaliert“ (#67,710), „Solidargemeinschaft“ (#67,712), „Sommern“ (#67,713). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Skeptizismus“ bei #67,711. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Skeptizismus is uncommon German at frequency #67,711 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [skɛptiˈt͡sɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sogar sind die Versuche, eine solche Wissenschaft zu Stande zu bringen, ohne Zweifel die erste Ursache des so früh entstandenen Skeptizismus, gewesen, einer Denkungsart, darin die Vernunft so gewalttätig gegen sich selbst verfährt, daß diese niemals als in völliger Verzweiflung an Befriedigung in Ansehung ihrer wichtigsten Absichten hätte entstehen können.“
  2. Der akademische Skeptizismus behauptet, daß man nur eines wissen könne, nämlich daß man nichts wissen kann.

Synonyms

Skepsis

Antonyms

DogmatismusNaivität

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

schwäbisches#67,687schwungvolle#67,686Steinplatten#67,737Schwerkranke#67,684

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list