Sufismus

[zuˈfɪsmʊs]

/[zuˈfɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sufismus” is uncommon German (frequency #89,635 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,635
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Gesamtheit der mystischen Strömungen im Islam

Corpus desk

Index DE-sufismus · Sufismus · German

Sufismus · rank #89,635 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,635
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sucks

Nearest frequency peer: sucks (-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 „Sufismus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sufismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordSufismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zuˈfɪsmʊs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,635
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sufismus“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sucks“ (#89,634), „Superfood“ (#89,636), „Stützpfeiler“ (#89,633). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sufismus“ bei #89,635. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sufismus is uncommon German at frequency #89,635 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zuˈfɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Gesamtheit der mystischen Strömungen im Islam".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Sufismus, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sufismus, spelled S-U-F-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Gesamtheit der mystischen Strömungen im Islam

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ich war der einzige von ihnen, der vom Sufismus sprach und davon, dass der Mensch ein ewig Gottsuchender ist.“
  2. „Ich hatte bereits von Professor Effendi gelernt, dass wir uns im Grenzbereich zum Sudan auf der Schnittstelle des orientalischen und afrikanischen Sufismus bewegten.“

Synonyms

SufikSufitumSufiismus

This word in other languages

Sufism(English)sufismo(Español)soufisme(Français)sufismo(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 "Sufismus"?
"Sufismus" is spelled S-U-F-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [zuˈfɪsmʊs].
What does "Sufismus" mean?
As a noun, "Sufismus" means: die Gesamtheit der mystischen Strömungen im Islam
How do you pronounce "Sufismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sufismus" is [zuˈfɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sufismus" come from?
"Sufismus" 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 "Sufismus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

säumigen#89,640Südpfalz#89,642späterem#89,602Skeletts#89,580

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list