Gastlichkeit

[ˈɡastlɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈɡastlɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Gastlichkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #83,996 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,996
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Zustand, gastlich zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-gastlichkeit · Gastlichkeit · German

Gastlichkeit · rank #83,996 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,996
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gastfamilien

Nearest frequency peer: Gastfamilien (-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 „Gastlichkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gastlichkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordGastlichkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡastlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#83,996
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gastlichkeit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gastlichkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gastfamilien“ (#83,995), „Gastarbeitern“ (#83,994), „Gebetes“ (#83,998). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gastlichkeit“ bei #83,996. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gastlichkeit is uncommon German at frequency #83,996 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡastlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Zustand, gastlich zu sein".

Zero misspellings are on record for Gastlichkeit in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gastlichkeit, spelled G-A-S-T-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Zustand, gastlich zu sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Viele Regionen und Einrichtungen werben damit, dass sie auf ihre Gastlichkeit hinweisen.
  2. „Längst hat der Zahnstocher seinen Siegeszug über die festlich gedeckten Tafeln kultivierter Gastlichkeit angetreten und bietet eine ebenso bequeme wie intensive Betreuung des Gebisses, ohne das Tischgespräch zu unterbrechen.“

Synonyms

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); 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 "Gastlichkeit"?
"Gastlichkeit" is spelled G-A-S-T-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡastlɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Gastlichkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Gastlichkeit" means: der Zustand, gastlich zu sein
How do you pronounce "Gastlichkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gastlichkeit" is [ˈɡastlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gastlichkeit" come from?
"Gastlichkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list