Doppeldeutigkeit

[ˈdɔpl̩ˌdɔɪ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈdɔpl̩ˌdɔɪ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Doppeldeutigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #83,859 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,859
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand, der zwei Deutungen beziehungsweise zwei Arten der Interpretation zulässt

Corpus desk

Index DE-doppeldeutigkeit · Doppeldeutigkeit · German

Doppeldeutigkeit · rank #83,859 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,859
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Doppelhaus

Nearest frequency peer: Doppelhaus (+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 „Doppeldeutigkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Doppeldeutigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordDoppeldeutigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɔpl̩ˌdɔɪ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters16
Frequency rank#83,859
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Doppeldeutigkeit“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Doppelhaus“ (#83,860), „Dotter“ (#83,861), „Dokumentarfilmer“ (#83,856). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Doppeldeutigkeit“ bei #83,859. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Doppeldeutigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #83,859 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɔpl̩ˌdɔɪ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zustand, der zwei Deutungen beziehungsweise zwei Arten der Interpretation zulässt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Doppeldeutigkeit in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Doppeldeutigkeit, spelled D-O-P-P-E-L-D-E-U-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand, der zwei Deutungen beziehungsweise zwei Arten der Interpretation zulässt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Doppeldeutigkeit seiner Aussage fiel ihm erst im Nachhinein auf.
  2. „Solche Definitionen meinen vor allem den Wortwitz, der sich an der Doppeldeutigkeit von Worten entzündet, und zwar vor allem dann, wenn die Sinnbereiche eines und desselben Wortes möglichst weit voneinander entfernt liegen.“

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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 "Doppeldeutigkeit"?
"Doppeldeutigkeit" is spelled D-O-P-P-E-L-D-E-U-T-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɔpl̩ˌdɔɪ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Doppeldeutigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Doppeldeutigkeit" means: Zustand, der zwei Deutungen beziehungsweise zwei Arten der Interpretation zulässt
How do you pronounce "Doppeldeutigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Doppeldeutigkeit" is [ˈdɔpl̩ˌdɔɪ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Doppeldeutigkeit" come from?
"Doppeldeutigkeit" 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 "Doppeldeutigkeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list