Voyeurismus

[vo̯ajøˈʁɪsmʊs]

/[vo̯ajøˈʁɪsmʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Voyeurismus” is uncommon German (frequency #73,085 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,085
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sexualtrieb, bei dem Lust aus dem (heimlichen) Beobachten nackter Personen oder sexueller Handlungen gewonnen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-voyeurismus · Voyeurismus · German

Voyeurismus · rank #73,085 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,085
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wahlmänner

Nearest frequency peer: Wahlmänner (+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 „Voyeurismus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Voyeurismus
PropertyValue
HeadwordVoyeurismus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vo̯ajøˈʁɪsmʊs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#73,085
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Voyeurismus“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Voyeurismusfällt 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: „Wahlmänner“ (#73,086), „vorherzusehen“ (#73,083), „Walachei“ (#73,087). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Voyeurismus“ bei #73,085. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Voyeurismus is uncommon German at frequency #73,085 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [vo̯ajøˈʁɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Voyeurismus in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Voyeurismus, spelled V-O-Y-E-U-R-I-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sexualtrieb, bei dem Lust aus dem (heimlichen) Beobachten nackter Personen oder sexueller Handlungen gewonnen wird
  2. 2
    übermäßiges Interesse an Ereignissen oder anderen Personen und deren Leben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er befriedigte seinen Voyeurismus, indem er sich mit einem Fernglas in die Dünen legte und die Badenden am FKK-Strand beobachtete.
  2. Der alltägliche Voyeurismus auf deutschen Autobahnen, bei denen Fahrer zum Beglotzen von Unfällen absichtlich langsamer werden oder gar anhalten, gefährdet Menschenleben.

Synonyms

SkopophilieSkoptophilieVoyeurtumSchaulust

Antonyms

Exhibitionismus

This word in other languages

voyeurism(English)voyerismo(Español)voyeurisme(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 "Voyeurismus"?
"Voyeurismus" is spelled V-O-Y-E-U-R-I-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [vo̯ajøˈʁɪsmʊs].
What does "Voyeurismus" mean?
As a noun, "Voyeurismus" means: Sexualtrieb, bei dem Lust aus dem (heimlichen) Beobachten nackter Personen oder sexueller Handlungen gewonnen wird
How do you pronounce "Voyeurismus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Voyeurismus" is [vo̯ajøˈʁɪsmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Voyeurismus" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Waldmeister#73,089verwickelte#73,076Weilerswist#73,104verrichtete#73,064

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list