Eitelkeit
German, noun[ˈaɪ̯tl̩kaɪ̯t]
Eitelkeit is spelled E-I-T-E-L-K-E-I-T (9 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written German, the 25,938th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eitelkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “vanity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “übertriebene Sorge um eigene Vollkommenheit, das Eitelsein”.
What does Eitelkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevanity
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. übertriebene Sorge um eigene Vollkommenheit, das Eitelsein 2. Nichtigkeit, Vergeblichkeit
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Eitelkeit
- Eitelkeiten plural
- Eytelkeit alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eitelkeit?
- [ˈaɪ̯tl̩kaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Eitelkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Eitelkeit in German?
Eitelkeit appears 1.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).