Exzentrizität
[ˌɛkst͡sɛntʁit͡siˈtɛːt]
The verdict
“Exzentrizität” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eigenschaft/Haltung/Handlungsweise, die in deutlichem Maße eigentümlich anderes, abweichendes (exzentrisches) Verhalten zeigt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Exzentrizität |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌɛkst͡sɛntʁit͡siˈtɛːt] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Exzentrizität” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Exzentrizität is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌɛkst͡sɛntʁit͡siˈtɛːt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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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.
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Using “Exzentrizität”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-X-Z-E-N-T-R-I-Z-I-T-Ä-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.