Feuchtigkeit
[ˈfɔɪ̯çtɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Feuchtigkeit” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #10,281 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,281
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zustand, feucht zu sein; Vorhandensein von Wasser (oder anderen Flüssigkeiten) in geringen Mengen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Feuchtigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔɪ̯çtɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #10,281 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Feuchtigkeit” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Feuchtigkeit is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɔɪ̯çtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,281 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Zustand, feucht zu sein; Vorhandensein von Wasser (oder anderen Flüssigkeiten) in geringen Mengen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Feuchtigkeit, with forms such as "efuchtigkeit", "fecuhtigkeit", and "feucchtigkeit". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Feuchtigkeit, spelled F-E-U-C-H-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Zustand, feucht zu sein; Vorhandensein von Wasser (oder anderen Flüssigkeiten) in geringen Mengen
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: efuchtigkeit,fecuhtigkeit,feucchtigkeit,feuchhtigkeit,feuchitgkeit,feuchtgikeit,feuchtigekit,feuchtiggkeit,feuchtigkeitt,feuchtigketi,feuchtigkiet,feuchtigkkeit,feuchtikgeit,feuchttigkeit,feucthigkeit,feuhctigkeit,ffeuchtigkeit,fuechtigkeit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Feuchtigkeit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Feuchtigkeit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-E-U-C-H-T-I-G-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfɔɪ̯çtɪçkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.