Großjährigkeit

[ˈɡʁoːsjɛːʁɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈɡʁoːsjɛːʁɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - rechtlicher Status eines Erwachsenen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gro-jahrigkeit · Großjährigkeit · German

Großjährigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 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 Großjährigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordGroßjährigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʁoːsjɛːʁɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Großjährigkeit” sits in German frequency

Großjährigkeit falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Großjährigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁoːsjɛːʁɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rechtlicher Status eines Erwachsenen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Großjährigkeit, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Großjährigkeit, spelled G-R-O-S-S-J-Ä-H-R-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    rechtlicher Status eines Erwachsenen

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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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Großjährigkeit"?
"Großjährigkeit" is spelled G-R-O-SS-J-Ä-H-R-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁoːsjɛːʁɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Großjährigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Großjährigkeit" means: rechtlicher Status eines Erwachsenen
How do you pronounce "Großjährigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Großjährigkeit" is [ˈɡʁoːsjɛːʁɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Großjährigkeit" come from?
"Großjährigkeit" 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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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list