Freundlichkeit
German, noun[ˈfʀɔɪ̯ntlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Freundlichkeit is spelled F-R-E-U-N-D-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T (14 letters) and appears 3.9 times per million words in written German, the 14,778th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Freundlichkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “kindness, friendliness (the state of being kind)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Liebenswürdigkeit, wohlwollende Geneigtheit”.
What does Freundlichkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekindness, friendliness (the state of being kind)
- 2
femininekindness (an act of kindness)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Liebenswürdigkeit, wohlwollende Geneigtheit
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Freundlichkeit
- Freundlichkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Freundlichkeit?
- [ˈfʀɔɪ̯ntlɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Freundlichkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Freundlichkeit in German?
Freundlichkeit appears 3.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).