Extremität

[ɛkstʁemiˈtɛːt]

/[ɛkstʁemiˈtɛːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Extremität” is uncommon German (frequency #85,203 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,203
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vom Rumpf herausragende Körperteile von Lebewesen

Corpus desk

Index DE-extremitat · Extremität · German

Extremität · rank #85,203 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,203
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH experimentier…

Nearest frequency peer: experimentierfreudig (-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 „Extremität“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Extremität
PropertyValue
HeadwordExtremität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛkstʁemiˈtɛːt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,203
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Extremität“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Extremitätfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „experimentierfreudig“ (#85,202), „Fabrikate“ (#85,204), „exam“ (#85,201). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Extremität“ bei #85,203. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Extremität is uncommon German at frequency #85,203 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛkstʁemiˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vom Rumpf herausragende Körperteile von Lebewesen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Extremität in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Extremität, spelled E-X-T-R-E-M-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    vom Rumpf herausragende Körperteile von Lebewesen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Arme und Beine sind Extremitäten.
  2. „Die Schildkröte witterte die Gefahr und zog ihre Extremitäten ganz in die Panzerung zurück.“

Synonyms

Gliedmaße

This word in other languages

extrémité(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 "Extremität"?
"Extremität" is spelled E-X-T-R-E-M-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛkstʁemiˈtɛːt].
What does "Extremität" mean?
As a noun, "Extremität" means: vom Rumpf herausragende Körperteile von Lebewesen
How do you pronounce "Extremität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Extremität" is [ɛkstʁemiˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Extremität" come from?
"Extremität" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Extremität", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list