sympathisieren

[zʏmpatiˈziːʁən]

/[zʏmpatiˈziːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“sympathisieren” is uncommon German (frequency #63,823 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,823
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemanden oder etwas für gut befinden

Key facts for sympathisieren
PropertyValue
Headwordsympathisieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[zʏmpatiˈziːʁən]
Letters14
Frequency rank#63,823
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sympathisieren” 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). sympathisieren 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

sympathisieren is uncommon German at frequency #63,823 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [zʏmpatiˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden oder etwas für gut befinden".

No generated misspelling entries exist for sympathisieren in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is sympathisieren, spelled S-Y-M-P-A-T-H-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden oder etwas für gut befinden

Antonyms

ablehnen

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 "sympathisieren"?
"sympathisieren" is spelled S-Y-M-P-A-T-H-I-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zʏmpatiˈziːʁən].
What does "sympathisieren" mean?
As a verb, "sympathisieren" means: jemanden oder etwas für gut befinden
How do you pronounce "sympathisieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sympathisieren" is [zʏmpatiˈziːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sympathisieren" come from?
"sympathisieren" 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.
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Using “sympathisieren”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-Y-M-P-A-T-H-I-S-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [zʏmpatiˈziːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list