Bestimmtheit

[bəˈʃtɪmthaɪ̯t]

/[bəˈʃtɪmthaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bestimmtheit” is uncommon German (frequency #58,619 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,619
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand/Qualität voller Gewissheit; Zustand, in dem es keinen Zweifel gibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-bestimmtheit · Bestimmtheit · German

Bestimmtheit · rank #58,619 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,619
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bestätigungen

Nearest frequency peer: Bestätigungen (+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 „Bestimmtheit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bestimmtheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordBestimmtheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈʃtɪmthaɪ̯t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#58,619
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bestimmtheit“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bestätigungen“ (#58,620), „besprochenen“ (#58,617), „Betrags“ (#58,621). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bestimmtheit“ bei #58,619. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bestimmtheit is uncommon German at frequency #58,619 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈʃtɪmthaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Bestimmtheit in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Bestimmtheit, spelled B-E-S-T-I-M-M-T-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand/Qualität voller Gewissheit; Zustand, in dem es keinen Zweifel gibt
  2. 2
    Zustand/Qualität fest entschlossen, energisch und entschieden zu sein oder entsprechend zu handeln
  3. 3
    Zustand/Qualität genau, präzis oder akkurat zu sein

Synonyms

GewissheitSicherheitEntschiedenheitEntschlossenheitGenauigkeitPräzision

Antonyms

UnsicherheitZweifelUnentschlossenheitZögerlichkeitUnbestimmtheitUnklarheit

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 "Bestimmtheit"?
"Bestimmtheit" is spelled B-E-S-T-I-M-M-T-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtɪmthaɪ̯t].
What does "Bestimmtheit" mean?
As a noun, "Bestimmtheit" means: Zustand/Qualität voller Gewissheit; Zustand, in dem es keinen Zweifel gibt
How do you pronounce "Bestimmtheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bestimmtheit" is [bəˈʃtɪmthaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bestimmtheit" come from?
"Bestimmtheit" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

besprochenen#58,617Blutentnahme#58,634conversation#58,667Aschenbrödel#58,560

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list