Eigentümlichkeit
[ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌtyːmlɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Eigentümlichkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas, das vom Gewöhnlichen abweicht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Eigentümlichkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌtyːmlɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Eigentümlichkeit” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Eigentümlichkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌtyːmlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas, das vom Gewöhnlichen abweicht".
Zero misspellings are on record for Eigentümlichkeit in our 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, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Eigentümlichkeit, spelled E-I-G-E-N-T-Ü-M-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1etwas, das vom Gewöhnlichen abweicht
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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.
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Using “Eigentümlichkeit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-I-G-E-N-T-Ü-M-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌtyːmlɪçkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.