Behäbigkeit
[bəˈhɛːbɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Behäbigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Behäbigsein; Eigenschaft, behäbig, träge, schwerfällig, phlegmatisch zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-behabigkeit · Behäbigkeit · German
Behäbigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | Behäbigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bəˈhɛːbɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Behäbigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Behäbigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈhɛːbɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Behäbigkeit, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Behäbigkeit, spelled B-E-H-Ä-B-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Behäbigsein; Eigenschaft, behäbig, träge, schwerfällig, phlegmatisch zu sein
- 2Eigenschaft, langsam, geruhsam zu sein
- 3Eigenschaft, wohlhabend zu sein
- 4Eigenschaft, schön und ansehnlich, stattlich zu sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Behäbigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dies sei nicht „die neue Ehrlichkeit, sondern die neue Behäbigkeit“ der großen Koalition.“
„So vergewisserten sie sich ständig ihrer vermeintlichen Habe, ob sie nun größer war oder kleiner, sie wahrten ihr eingebildetes Gut mit einer gesättigten Behäbigkeit, und der Geiz wachte über ihrem Reichtum.“
Synonyms
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.