Feindlichkeit
[ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Feindlichkeit” is an uncommon German word, ranked #92,883 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #92,883
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gegnerschaft; feindliche Haltung/Gesinnung gegenüber einer anderen Person oder Gruppe
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Feindlichkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #92,883 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Feindlichkeit” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Feindlichkeit is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #92,883 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Feindlichkeit in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Feindlichkeit, spelled F-E-I-N-D-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Gegnerschaft; feindliche Haltung/Gesinnung gegenüber einer anderen Person oder Gruppe
- 2Handlung, die feindliche Haltung/Gesinnung zum Ausdruck bringt
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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.
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Using “Feindlichkeit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-E-I-N-D-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
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.