Geistlichkeit

[ˈɡaɪ̯stlɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈɡaɪ̯stlɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geistlichkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #51,342 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,342
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Gesamtheit der Geistlichen, Priester, Bischöfe, Papst, Mönche, Äbte, geistlicher Stand, Priesterschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-geistlichkeit · Geistlichkeit · German

Geistlichkeit · rank #51,342 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,342
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gehörlosen

Nearest frequency peer: gehörlosen (-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 „Geistlichkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geistlichkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeistlichkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡaɪ̯stlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#51,342
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geistlichkeit“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Geistlichkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gehörlosen“ (#51,341), „Geldmangel“ (#51,343), „gehandelten“ (#51,340). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geistlichkeit“ bei #51,342. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geistlichkeit is uncommon German at frequency #51,342 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaɪ̯stlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Gesamtheit der Geistlichen, Priester, Bischöfe, Papst, Mönche, Äbte, geistlicher Stand, Priesterschaft".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Geistlichkeit, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Geistlichkeit, spelled G-E-I-S-T-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Gesamtheit der Geistlichen, Priester, Bischöfe, Papst, Mönche, Äbte, geistlicher Stand, Priesterschaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Iranische Geistlichkeit zwischen Utopie und Realismus.“
  2. „Über die Unmoral der Geistlichkeit liegen zahllose Berichte vor.“

Antonyms

Laie

This word in other languages

clergy(English)clero(Español)clergé(Français)

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 "Geistlichkeit"?
"Geistlichkeit" is spelled G-E-I-S-T-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaɪ̯stlɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Geistlichkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Geistlichkeit" means: die Gesamtheit der Geistlichen, Priester, Bischöfe, Papst, Mönche, Äbte, geistlicher Stand, Priesterschaft
How do you pronounce "Geistlichkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geistlichkeit" is [ˈɡaɪ̯stlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geistlichkeit" come from?
"Geistlichkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gerichtshofes#51,352Fruchtfleisch#51,323Flugbegleiter#51,319fertigstellen#51,303

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list