Soziopath

[zot͡si̯oˈpaːt]

/[zot͡si̯oˈpaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Soziopath” is uncommon German (frequency #90,912 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,912
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, der ein abnormes Verhältnis zur Gemeinschaft aufweist; im Besonderen bezeichnet Soziopath einen Menschen mit geringer Empathiefähigkeit und fehlendem Schuldbewusstsein, welcher unter Ausnut...

Corpus desk

Index DE-soziopath · Soziopath · German

Soziopath · rank #90,912 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,912
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 107,600
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sozialverband

Nearest frequency peer: Sozialverband (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Soziopath”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Soziopath” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Soziopath
PropertyValue
HeadwordSoziopath
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zot͡si̯oˈpaːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,912
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Soziopath” 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). Soziopath lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Soziopath is uncommon German at frequency #90,912 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zot͡si̯oˈpaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der ein abnormes Verhältnis zur Gemeinschaft aufweist; im Besonderen bezeichnet Soziopath einen Menschen mit geringer Empathiefähigkeit und fehlendem Schuldbewusstsein, welcher unter Ausnut...".

No misspelling variants are generated for Soziopath in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Soziopath, spelled S-O-Z-I-O-P-A-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der ein abnormes Verhältnis zur Gemeinschaft aufweist; im Besonderen bezeichnet Soziopath einen Menschen mit geringer Empathiefähigkeit und fehlendem Schuldbewusstsein, welcher unter Ausnutzung seiner Mitmenschen seine eigene Lust befördert; die Verwendung des Begriffes ist sehr vielschichtig

Synonyms

EgozentrikerEgomane

This word in other languages

sociopath(English)

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Soziopath"?
"Soziopath" is spelled S-O-Z-I-O-P-A-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is [zot͡si̯oˈpaːt].
What does "Soziopath" mean?
As a noun, "Soziopath" means: jemand, der ein abnormes Verhältnis zur Gemeinschaft aufweist; im Besonderen bezeichnet Soziopath einen Menschen mit geringer Empathiefähigkeit und fehlendem Schuldbewusstsein, welcher unter Ausnut...
How do you pronounce "Soziopath"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Soziopath" is [zot͡si̯oˈpaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Soziopath" come from?
"Soziopath" 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 "Soziopath", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Speiseeis#90,914Slideshow#90,906Sportlers#90,923Springers#90,927
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list