pesimismo

/[pesiˈmismo]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,040

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

pesimismo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Tendencia a centrarse en lo negativo y adverso de las cosas. Pronounced [pesiˈmismo]. Often confused with pesimista.

Key facts for pesimismo
PropertyValue
Headwordpesimismo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pesiˈmismo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,040
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pesimismo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pesimismo is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pesiˈmismo]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,040 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for pesimismo, with forms such as "epsimismo", "pecimismo", and "peismismo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "pesimista", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is pesimismo, spelled P-E-S-I-M-I-S-M-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tendencia a centrarse en lo negativo y adverso de las cosas.
  2. 2
    Corriente de pensamiento que se basa en una visión negativa o fatalista de la realidad y en la primacía del mal sobre el bien.

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epsimismo,pecimismo,peismismo,pesiimsmo,pesimimso,pesimismmo,pesimisom,pesimissmo,pesimmismo,pesimsimo,pesmiismo,pessimismo,ppesimismo,pseimismo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pesimismo

Misspelling Variants of "pesimismo"

epsimismo9pecimismo9peismismo9pesiimsmo9pesimimso9pesimismmo10pesimisom9pesimissmo10
Misspelling Variants of "pesimismo"

Frequency rank: #18,040 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pesimismo"?
"pesimismo" is spelled P-E-S-I-M-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [pesiˈmismo].
What does "pesimismo" mean?
As a noun, "pesimismo" means: Tendencia a centrarse en lo negativo y adverso de las cosas.
What words are commonly confused with "pesimismo"?
"pesimismo" is commonly confused with "pesimista". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pesimismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pesimismo" is [pesiˈmismo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pesimismo" come from?
"pesimismo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.