Exzentrizität
[ˌɛkst͡sɛntʁit͡siˈtɛːt]
The verdict
“Exzentrizität” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft/Haltung/Handlungsweise, die in deutlichem Maße eigentümlich anderes, abweichendes (exzentrisches) Verhalten zeigt
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Index DE-exzentrizitat · Exzentrizität · German
Exzentrizität · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | Exzentrizität |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌɛkst͡sɛntʁit͡siˈtɛːt] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Exzentrizität“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Exzentrizität is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌɛkst͡sɛntʁit͡siˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Exzentrizität doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Exzentrizität, spelled E-X-Z-E-N-T-R-I-Z-I-T-Ä-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft/Haltung/Handlungsweise, die in deutlichem Maße eigentümlich anderes, abweichendes (exzentrisches) Verhalten zeigt
- 2Abweichung eines Kegelschnitts von der Kreisform
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Exzentrizität appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Byron hatte jene Exzentrizität des Charakters, die der Laie Genialität nennt.“
„Die Exzentrizität der Erdbahn kann zwischen den Grenzen 0,0777 und nahe Null schwanken. Die Wärmemenge, welche die ganze Erde von der Sonne erhält, nimmt etwas zu, wenn die Exzentrizität größer wird.“
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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.