Feindlichkeit

[ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Feindlichkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #92,883 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,883
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gegnerschaft; feindliche Haltung/Gesinnung gegenüber einer anderen Person oder Gruppe

Corpus desk

Index DE-feindlichkeit · Feindlichkeit · German

Feindlichkeit · rank #92,883 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,883
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Federvieh

Nearest frequency peer: Federvieh (-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 „Feindlichkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Feindlichkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordFeindlichkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#92,883
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Feindlichkeit“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Feindlichkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Federvieh“ (#92,882), „fensterlosen“ (#92,884), „faszinierten“ (#92,881). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Feindlichkeit“ bei #92,883. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Feindlichkeit is uncommon German at frequency #92,883 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Gegnerschaft; feindliche Haltung/Gesinnung gegenüber einer anderen Person oder Gruppe
  2. 2
    Handlung, die feindliche Haltung/Gesinnung zum Ausdruck bringt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das aber ist Rassismus – und der geht eben auch über die zweite Worthälfte von Ausländer oder Fremdenfeindlichkeit hinaus: Feindlichkeit.“
  2. „Die Kooperationsbereitschaft beim anderen Menschen steigt, wenn ein Anliegen freundlich vorgetragen wird, und sinkt entsprechend angesichts von Feindlichkeit.“

Synonyms

AnimositätFeindschaftFeindseligkeit

Antonyms

Freundschaft

This word in other languages

enmity(English)

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 "Feindlichkeit"?
"Feindlichkeit" is spelled F-E-I-N-D-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Feindlichkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Feindlichkeit" means: Gegnerschaft; feindliche Haltung/Gesinnung gegenüber einer anderen Person oder Gruppe
How do you pronounce "Feindlichkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Feindlichkeit" is [ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Feindlichkeit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Finalistinnen#92,895fortlaufender#92,907fundamentales#92,928Endergebnisse#92,830

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list