Hässlichkeit
German, noun/ˈhɛslɪçkaɪ̯t/
Hässlichkeit is spelled H-Ä-S-S-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hässlichkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “ugliness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unschönes Aussehen”.
What does Hässlichkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineugliness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unschönes Aussehen 2. üble Gesinnung, die sich auf die Mitmenschen negativ auswirkt 3. Handlung, die für andere ein Grund zum Unmut ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hässlichkeit
- Hässlichkeiten plural
- Häßlichkeit alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hässlichkeit?
- /ˈhɛslɪçkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈhɛslɪçkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hässlichkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hässlichkeit in German?
Hässlichkeit appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).