Gewaltlosigkeit

[ɡəˈvaltloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ɡəˈvaltloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Gewaltlosigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #69,281 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,281
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abwesenheit von Gewalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewaltlosigkeit · Gewaltlosigkeit · German

Gewaltlosigkeit · rank #69,281 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,281
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gestorbene

Nearest frequency peer: gestorbene (-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 „Gewaltlosigkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gewaltlosigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordGewaltlosigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈvaltloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters15
Frequency rank#69,281
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gewaltlosigkeit“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gestorbene“ (#69,280), „Gewalttätigkeiten“ (#69,282), „Gesprächsthemen“ (#69,279). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gewaltlosigkeit“ bei #69,281. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gewaltlosigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #69,281 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈvaltloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abwesenheit von Gewalt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Gewaltlosigkeit in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gewaltlosigkeit, spelled G-E-W-A-L-T-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abwesenheit von Gewalt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die noch in Freiheit befindlichen Anführer der NDP wie Herbert Chitepo riefen die Demonstranten zunächst zur Gewaltlosigkeit und Mäßigung auf.“
  2. „‹Ach, das liegt wohl daran, dass sie immer für Gewaltlosigkeit und so waren.›“

Synonyms

Gewaltfreiheit

Antonyms

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 "Gewaltlosigkeit"?
"Gewaltlosigkeit" is spelled G-E-W-A-L-T-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvaltloːzɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Gewaltlosigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Gewaltlosigkeit" means: Abwesenheit von Gewalt
How do you pronounce "Gewaltlosigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gewaltlosigkeit" is [ɡəˈvaltloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gewaltlosigkeit" come from?
"Gewaltlosigkeit" 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 "Gewaltlosigkeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list