Harmlosigkeit

[ˈhaʁmloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈhaʁmloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Harmlosigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #99,943 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,943
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, harmlos zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-harmlosigkeit · Harmlosigkeit · German

Harmlosigkeit · rank #99,943 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,943
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hardheim

Nearest frequency peer: Hardheim (-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 „Harmlosigkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Harmlosigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordHarmlosigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʁmloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#99,943
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Harmlosigkeit“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Harmlosigkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hardheim“ (#99,942), „happig“ (#99,941), „harscher“ (#99,945). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Harmlosigkeit“ bei #99,943. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Harmlosigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #99,943 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʁmloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft, harmlos zu sein".

No misspelling variants are generated for Harmlosigkeit in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Harmlosigkeit, spelled H-A-R-M-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft, harmlos zu sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Harmlosigkeit unterscheidet ihn von Sade, dem er an toller Häufung der Erotik nicht nachstand.“

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

Same letter count

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

Güterverkehrs#99,930herangegangen#99,959hereinbrechen#99,962Grenzsoldaten#99,914

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list