Frigidität

[fʁiɡidiˈtɛːt]

/[fʁiɡidiˈtɛːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Frigidität” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mangelnde sexuelle Erregbarkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-frigiditat · Frigidität · German

Frigidität · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Frigidität
PropertyValue
HeadwordFrigidität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fʁiɡidiˈtɛːt]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Frigidität“ im Deutschen

Frigiditätliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Frigidität is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fʁiɡidiˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mangelnde sexuelle Erregbarkeit".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Frigidität, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Frigidität, spelled F-R-I-G-I-D-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mangelnde sexuelle Erregbarkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Einteilung der Frigidität reicht von Frauen, die den Geschlechtsverkehr im Prinzip genießen, aber dabei keinen Orgasmus erreichen können, bis zu Frauen, denen jede sexuelle Aktivität ein Greuel ist.“
  2. „Hier geht es um Arm und Reich, und er spielt der Monroe einen Millionär mit Jacht vor, den Millionär schlechthin, nämlich den Shell-Erben, der sich von der Monroe seine durch ein tragisches Erlebnis bedingte Frigidität von der Seele küssen lässt.“

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Frigidität"?
"Frigidität" is spelled F-R-I-G-I-D-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fʁiɡidiˈtɛːt].
What does "Frigidität" mean?
As a noun, "Frigidität" means: mangelnde sexuelle Erregbarkeit
How do you pronounce "Frigidität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Frigidität" is [fʁiɡidiˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Frigidität" come from?
"Frigidität" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list