Ambiguität
[ambiɡuiˈtɛːt]
The verdict
“Ambiguität” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mehrdeutigkeit eines Sachverhalts, einer Lehre oder von sprachlichen Ausdrücken
Corpus desk
Index DE-ambiguitat · Ambiguität · German
Ambiguität · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | Ambiguität |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ambiɡuiˈtɛːt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ambiguität“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ambiguität is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ambiɡuiˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ambiguität, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ambiguität, spelled A-M-B-I-G-U-I-T-Ä-T.
Definition
- 1Mehrdeutigkeit eines Sachverhalts, einer Lehre oder von sprachlichen Ausdrücken
- 2Mehrdeutigkeit von Wörtern oder Sätzen
- 3Unsicherheit über die Wahrscheinlichkeit eines Ereignisses, die eine gewisse Situation prägt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ambiguität appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn jemand einen Ring trägt, kann Ambiguität vorliegen: Ist er ein reiner Schmuck oder zeigt er eine Freundschaft, Verlobung oder Ehe an?
Gerade durch diese Ambiguität ist die Rolle der Zauberin eine große Herausforderung.
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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.