Animosität

[ˌanimoziˈtɛːt]

/[ˌanimoziˈtɛːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Animosität” 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) - feindselige Einstellung gegen jemanden oder etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-animositat · Animosität · German

Animosität · 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.

Key facts for Animosität
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnimosität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌanimoziˈtɛːt]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Animosität“ im Deutschen

Animositätliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Animosität is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌanimoziˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "feindselige Einstellung gegen jemanden oder etwas".

Zero misspellings are on record for Animosität in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Animosität, spelled A-N-I-M-O-S-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    feindselige Einstellung gegen jemanden oder etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Innerhalb der Mannschaft sind leichte Animositäten spürbar.
  2. „Doch lassen sich die Titanenkämpfe der Epoche nicht trennen von literarischem Futterneid, persönlichen Animositäten und der schieren Lust an der Invektive.“

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Animosität"?
"Animosität" is spelled A-N-I-M-O-S-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌanimoziˈtɛːt].
What does "Animosität" mean?
As a noun, "Animosität" means: feindselige Einstellung gegen jemanden oder etwas
How do you pronounce "Animosität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Animosität" is [ˌanimoziˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Animosität" come from?
"Animosität" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list