Pessimismus
\pɛsiˈmɪsmʊs\
The verdict
“Pessimismus” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessimisme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pessimismus · Pessimismus · French
Pessimismus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pessimismus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɛsiˈmɪsmʊs\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Pessimismus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɛsiˈmɪsmʊs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pessimisme.".
Pessimismus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Pessimismus, spelled P-E-S-S-I-M-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1pessimisme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pessimismus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe nur soviel verstanden, daß Herr Sartre hoffnungslosen Pessimismus predigt.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.