Gefälligkeit

[ɡəˈfɛlɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ɡəˈfɛlɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gefälligkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #56,141 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,141
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handlung oder Unterlassung, die man einer anderen Person zuliebe vollzieht

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefalligkeit · Gefälligkeit · German

Gefälligkeit · rank #56,141 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,141
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gefährdeter

Nearest frequency peer: gefährdeter (-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 „Gefälligkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gefälligkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordGefälligkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈfɛlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#56,141
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gefälligkeit“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gefährdeter“ (#56,140), „gefühlvolle“ (#56,142), „geflügelte“ (#56,139). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gefälligkeit“ bei #56,141. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gefälligkeit is uncommon German at frequency #56,141 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈfɛlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gefälligkeit, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gefälligkeit, spelled G-E-F-Ä-L-L-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handlung oder Unterlassung, die man einer anderen Person zuliebe vollzieht
  2. 2
    Haltung mit der Bereitschaft zu [1]
  3. 3
    ansprechende Art/Aufmachung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie erwies ihm die kleine Gefälligkeit gern.
  2. „Ich ließ Monti rufen, dankte ihm für seine Gefälligkeit und entschädigte ihn reichlich; er reiste sehr befriedigt ab.“

This word in other languages

gentileza(Português)

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 "Gefälligkeit"?
"Gefälligkeit" is spelled G-E-F-Ä-L-L-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfɛlɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Gefälligkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Gefälligkeit" means: Handlung oder Unterlassung, die man einer anderen Person zuliebe vollzieht
How do you pronounce "Gefälligkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gefälligkeit" is [ɡəˈfɛlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gefälligkeit" come from?
"Gefälligkeit" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Gegnerschaft#56,144Geiselnehmer#56,149geschwollene#56,162Fachgebieten#56,111

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list