Erbarmungslosigkeit
[ɛɐ̯ˈbaʁmʊŋsloːsɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Erbarmungslosigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Eigenschaft, kein Erbarmen zu haben, sehr hart zu sein und ohne Mitleid
Corpus desk
Index DE-erbarmungslosigkeit · Erbarmungslosigkeit · German
Erbarmungslosigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | Erbarmungslosigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʁmʊŋsloːsɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Erbarmungslosigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Erbarmungslosigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʁmʊŋsloːsɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Eigenschaft, kein Erbarmen zu haben, sehr hart zu sein und ohne Mitleid".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Erbarmungslosigkeit, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Erbarmungslosigkeit, spelled E-R-B-A-R-M-U-N-G-S-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1die Eigenschaft, kein Erbarmen zu haben, sehr hart zu sein und ohne Mitleid
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Erbarmungslosigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Täter war mit ungeheurer Gewalt und Erbarmungslosigkeit über sein Opfer hergefallen.
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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.