Endlichkeit

[ˈɛntlɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈɛntlɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Endlichkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #57,803 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,803
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - begrenzter Zustand; räumliches oder zeitliches Ausmaß, dessen Grenzen absehbar sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-endlichkeit · Endlichkeit · German

Endlichkeit · rank #57,803 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,803
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Empfangs

Nearest frequency peer: Empfangs (-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 „Endlichkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Endlichkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordEndlichkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛntlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#57,803
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Endlichkeit“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Endlichkeitfällt 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: „Empfangs“ (#57,802), „Eminenz“ (#57,801), „Endspiele“ (#57,805). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Endlichkeit“ bei #57,803. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Endlichkeit is uncommon German at frequency #57,803 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛntlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "begrenzter Zustand; räumliches oder zeitliches Ausmaß, dessen Grenzen absehbar sind".

No misspelling variants are generated for Endlichkeit in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Endlichkeit, spelled E-N-D-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    begrenzter Zustand; räumliches oder zeitliches Ausmaß, dessen Grenzen absehbar sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Damit kommt die Endlichkeit ins Spiel.“
  2. „In seiner ersten Jenaer Publikation, der Differenz des Fichteschen und Schellingschen Systems der Philosophie von 1801, bezeichnet es Hegel als die Aufgabe der Philosophie, die Endlichkeiten des Bewusstseins zu überwinden und das Absolute im Bewusstsein zu konstruieren.“

Antonyms

Unendlichkeit

This word in other languages

fini(Français)

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 "Endlichkeit"?
"Endlichkeit" is spelled E-N-D-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛntlɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Endlichkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Endlichkeit" means: begrenzter Zustand; räumliches oder zeitliches Ausmaß, dessen Grenzen absehbar sind
How do you pronounce "Endlichkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Endlichkeit" is [ˈɛntlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Endlichkeit" come from?
"Endlichkeit" 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 "Endlichkeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entzückende#57,812dreieckigen#57,779exzentrisch#57,838fokussierte#57,859

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list