Erkenntlichkeit
[ɛɐ̯ˈkɛntlɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Erkenntlichkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dankbarkeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-erkenntlichkeit · Erkenntlichkeit · German
Erkenntlichkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Erkenntlichkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛntlɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Erkenntlichkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Erkenntlichkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛntlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Erkenntlichkeit, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Erkenntlichkeit, spelled E-R-K-E-N-N-T-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Dankbarkeit
- 2Dankbarkeit zum Ausdruck bringendes Geschenk oder Gefälligkeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Erkenntlichkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zeig doch deine Erkenntlichkeit.
This word in other languages
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