Dienstpflicht

[ˈdiːnstˌp͡flɪçt]

/[ˈdiːnstˌp͡flɪçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dienstpflicht” is uncommon German (frequency #67,125 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,125
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Plural: Zustand, zum Dienst verpflichtet zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-dienstpflicht · Dienstpflicht · German

Dienstpflicht · rank #67,125 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,125
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dialekts

Nearest frequency peer: Dialekts (-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 „Dienstpflicht“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dienstpflicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordDienstpflicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdiːnstˌp͡flɪçt]
Letters13
Frequency rank#67,125
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dienstpflicht“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dienstpflichtfällt 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: „Dialekts“ (#67,124), „dini“ (#67,126), „diagnostizierte“ (#67,123). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dienstpflicht“ bei #67,125. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dienstpflicht is uncommon German at frequency #67,125 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdiːnstˌp͡flɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Dienstpflicht, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Dienstpflicht, spelled D-I-E-N-S-T-P-F-L-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Plural: Zustand, zum Dienst verpflichtet zu sein
  2. 2
    Aufgabe, die jemand im Dienst zu verrichten hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Grundsätzlich sollte zwar jeder Mann zwischen 17 und 60 Jahren, der nicht zum Kriegsdienst eingezogen war, der Dienstpflicht unterliegen.“
  2. Zu den Dienstpflichten gehörte, regelmäßige Sprechstunden abzuhalten.

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 "Dienstpflicht"?
"Dienstpflicht" is spelled D-I-E-N-S-T-P-F-L-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdiːnstˌp͡flɪçt].
What does "Dienstpflicht" mean?
As a noun, "Dienstpflicht" means: ohne Plural: Zustand, zum Dienst verpflichtet zu sein
How do you pronounce "Dienstpflicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dienstpflicht" is [ˈdiːnstˌp͡flɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dienstpflicht" come from?
"Dienstpflicht" 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 "Dienstpflicht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dorfbewohnern#67,131eingebetteten#67,148eingedeutscht#67,149eingenommenen#67,151

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list