Sympathisant

[zʏmpatiˈzant]

/[zʏmpatiˈzant]/ noun

The verdict

“Sympathisant” is uncommon German (frequency #65,748 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,748
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die eine positive Einstellung zu jemandem oder etwas hat; Person, die einer Idee, Person, Partei oder Sache zugeneigt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-sympathisant · Sympathisant · German

Sympathisant · rank #65,748 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,748
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH synthetischer

Nearest frequency peer: synthetischer (+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 „Sympathisant“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sympathisant
PropertyValue
HeadwordSympathisant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zʏmpatiˈzant]
Letters12
Frequency rank#65,748
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sympathisant“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sympathisantfällt 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: „synthetischer“ (#65,749), „Swingerclub“ (#65,746), „Südufer“ (#65,750). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sympathisant“ bei #65,748. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sympathisant is uncommon German at frequency #65,748 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zʏmpatiˈzant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die eine positive Einstellung zu jemandem oder etwas hat; Person, die einer Idee, Person, Partei oder Sache zugeneigt ist".

Sympathisant has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sympathisant, spelled S-Y-M-P-A-T-H-I-S-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die eine positive Einstellung zu jemandem oder etwas hat; Person, die einer Idee, Person, Partei oder Sache zugeneigt ist

This word in other languages

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 "Sympathisant"?
"Sympathisant" is spelled S-Y-M-P-A-T-H-I-S-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zʏmpatiˈzant].
What does "Sympathisant" mean?
As a noun, "Sympathisant" means: Person, die eine positive Einstellung zu jemandem oder etwas hat; Person, die einer Idee, Person, Partei oder Sache zugeneigt ist
How do you pronounce "Sympathisant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sympathisant" is [zʏmpatiˈzant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sympathisant" come from?
"Sympathisant" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list