Austerität

[aʊ̯steʁiˈtɛːt]

/[aʊ̯steʁiˈtɛːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Austerität” is uncommon German (frequency #91,321 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,321
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (übertriebene) Strenge, Hartnäckigkeit (im Bezug auf Erziehung oder Moral)

Corpus desk

Index DE-austeritat · Austerität · German

Austerität · rank #91,321 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,321
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aussendet

Nearest frequency peer: aussendet (-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 „Austerität“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Austerität
PropertyValue
HeadwordAusterität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aʊ̯steʁiˈtɛːt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#91,321
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Austerität“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Austeritätfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aussendet“ (#91,320), „australis“ (#91,322), „Auswuchs“ (#91,323). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Austerität“ bei #91,321. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Austerität is uncommon German at frequency #91,321 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aʊ̯steʁiˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Austerität has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Austerität, spelled A-U-S-T-E-R-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    (übertriebene) Strenge, Hartnäckigkeit (im Bezug auf Erziehung oder Moral)
  2. 2
    Versuch, durch Sparen eine Neuverschuldung zu verhindern, einen (Staats-)Haushalt auszugleichen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Austerität […] wird nicht bloß von Menschen, sondern auch von der Jugend […] und von der Moral selbst gesagt, wenn sie zu streng ist oder scheint.“
  2. „Wie signalisiere ich Distinktion, wenn ich habituell Austerität und moralische Überlegenheit zum Programm habe, allerdings weder über die materiellen noch die geschmacklichen Ressourcen verfüge, um zumindest erstere stilvoll in Szene zu setzen?“

Synonyms

DisziplinEntbehrungSparsamkeitSparpolitik

Antonyms

Laxheit

This word in other languages

austerity(English)austeridad(Español)austérité(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 "Austerität"?
"Austerität" is spelled A-U-S-T-E-R-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [aʊ̯steʁiˈtɛːt].
What does "Austerität" mean?
As a noun, "Austerität" means: (übertriebene) Strenge, Hartnäckigkeit (im Bezug auf Erziehung oder Moral)
How do you pronounce "Austerität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Austerität" is [aʊ̯steʁiˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Austerität" come from?
"Austerität" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

auszureden#91,324autistisch#91,325Autokorsos#91,328auslöffeln#91,312

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list