Utilitarismus

[ˌutilitaˈʁɪsmʊs]

/[ˌutilitaˈʁɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Utilitarismus” is uncommon German (frequency #87,196 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,196
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - moralunabhängige Position, die eine Handlung danach bewertet, ob sie im Vergleich mit anderen Handlungsalternativen die größte Anzahl positiver Werte hervorbringt

Key facts for Utilitarismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordUtilitarismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌutilitaˈʁɪsmʊs]
Letters13
Frequency rank#87,196
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Utilitarismus” 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). Utilitarismus lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Utilitarismus is uncommon German at frequency #87,196 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌutilitaˈʁɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "moralunabhängige Position, die eine Handlung danach bewertet, ob sie im Vergleich mit anderen Handlungsalternativen die größte Anzahl positiver Werte hervorbringt".

Utilitarismus has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 Utilitarismus, spelled U-T-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    moralunabhängige Position, die eine Handlung danach bewertet, ob sie im Vergleich mit anderen Handlungsalternativen die größte Anzahl positiver Werte hervorbringt

Antonyms

DeontologieGesinnungsethikTugendethik

This word in other languages

utilitarianism(English)utilitarismo(Español)utilitarisme(Français)

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 "Utilitarismus"?
"Utilitarismus" is spelled U-T-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌutilitaˈʁɪsmʊs].
What does "Utilitarismus" mean?
As a noun, "Utilitarismus" means: moralunabhängige Position, die eine Handlung danach bewertet, ob sie im Vergleich mit anderen Handlungsalternativen die größte Anzahl positiver Werte hervorbringt
How do you pronounce "Utilitarismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Utilitarismus" is [ˌutilitaˈʁɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Utilitarismus" come from?
"Utilitarismus" 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 “Utilitarismus”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is U-T-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌutilitaˈʁɪsmʊs] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list