Ehelosigkeit
[ˈeːəˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Ehelosigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Zustand, ehelos/unverheiratet zu sein; die Lebensweise, nicht durch eine Ehe gebunden zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-ehelosigkeit · Ehelosigkeit · German
Ehelosigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | Ehelosigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːəˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ehelosigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ehelosigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːəˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Zustand, ehelos/unverheiratet zu sein; die Lebensweise, nicht durch eine Ehe gebunden zu sein".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Ehelosigkeit in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ehelosigkeit, spelled E-H-E-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1der Zustand, ehelos/unverheiratet zu sein; die Lebensweise, nicht durch eine Ehe gebunden zu sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ehelosigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Prof. Dr. Dietfried von Gnanderstein hält einen Vortag über Ehelosigkeit.
„Er war eingefleischter Junggeselle, ein begeisterter Verfechter der Ehelosigkeit, ein Verehrer des schönen Geschlechts, ein Freund und Gönner aller Freigeister.“
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.