Betrübtheit
[bəˈtʁyːpthaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Betrübtheit” 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) - Verfassung, betrübt zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-betrubtheit · Betrübtheit · German
Betrübtheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Betrübtheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bəˈtʁyːpthaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Betrübtheit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Betrübtheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈtʁyːpthaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verfassung, betrübt zu sein".
Betrübtheit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Betrübtheit, spelled B-E-T-R-Ü-B-T-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Verfassung, betrübt zu sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Betrübtheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Pierre wurde von Anna Pawlowna mit einer leichten Nuance von Betrübtheit empfangen, die sich offensichtlich auf den Verlust bezog, den der junge Mann unlängst erlitten hatte, auf den Tod des Grafen Besuchow – überhaupt fühlten alle sich verpflichtet, Pierre unaufhörlich zu versichern, dass er über das Ableben seines Vaters, den er doch kaum gekannt hatte…
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.