Genügsamkeit
[ɡəˈnyːkzaːmkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Genügsamkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Art/Einstellung, mit wenig zufrieden zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-genugsamkeit · Genügsamkeit · German
Genügsamkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Genügsamkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈnyːkzaːmkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Genügsamkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Genügsamkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈnyːkzaːmkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Art/Einstellung, mit wenig zufrieden zu sein".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Genügsamkeit in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Genügsamkeit, spelled G-E-N-Ü-G-S-A-M-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1die Art/Einstellung, mit wenig zufrieden zu sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Genügsamkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Genügsamkeit der Leute hat mich beeindruckt.
„Genügsamkeit ist die Tugend derer, die etwas haben.“
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.