Gottlosigkeit

[ˈɡɔtloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈɡɔtloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Gottlosigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft/Haltung/Handlungsweise, ohne Gottesglauben zu sein oder Gebote Gottes zu missachten; das Gottlossein

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Index DE-gottlosigkeit · Gottlosigkeit · German

Gottlosigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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.

Key facts for Gottlosigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordGottlosigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɔtloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gottlosigkeit“ im Deutschen

Gottlosigkeitsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gottlosigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɔtloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft/Haltung/Handlungsweise, ohne Gottesglauben zu sein oder Gebote Gottes zu missachten; das Gottlossein".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gottlosigkeit, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Gottlosigkeit, spelled G-O-T-T-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft/Haltung/Handlungsweise, ohne Gottesglauben zu sein oder Gebote Gottes zu missachten; das Gottlossein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Als Perikles’ Macht zeitweise schwindet, wird Anaxagoras von dessen politischen Gegnern der Gottlosigkeit angeklagt.“
  2. „Im Prozess vor Pilatus stellen die Hohepriester schließlich ihre eigene Gottlosigkeit heraus. Durch ihr Treubekenntnis zum Kaiser – ‚Wir haben keinen anderen König als den Kaiser‘ – verwerfen sie Gott als den wahren König Israels, begehen damit einen Bundesbruch und setzen zugleich die Hinrichtung Jesu durch.“

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gottlosigkeit"?
"Gottlosigkeit" is spelled G-O-T-T-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɔtloːzɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Gottlosigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Gottlosigkeit" means: Eigenschaft/Haltung/Handlungsweise, ohne Gottesglauben zu sein oder Gebote Gottes zu missachten; das Gottlossein
How do you pronounce "Gottlosigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gottlosigkeit" is [ˈɡɔtloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gottlosigkeit" come from?
"Gottlosigkeit" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list