Hässlichkeit
[ˈhɛslɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Hässlichkeit” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #45,356 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #45,356
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unschönes Aussehen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hässlichkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛslɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #45,356 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hässlichkeit” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Hässlichkeit is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɛslɪçkaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,356 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hässlichkeit, with forms such as "hhässlichkeit", "hsäslichkeit", and "häslichkeit". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Hässlichkeit, spelled H-Ä-S-S-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1unschönes Aussehen
- 2üble Gesinnung, die sich auf die Mitmenschen negativ auswirkt
- 3Handlung, die für andere ein Grund zum Unmut ist
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hhässlichkeit,hsäslichkeit,häslichkeit,häslsichkeit,hässilchkeit,hässlcihkeit,hässlicchkeit,hässlichekit,hässlichhkeit,hässlichkeitt,hässlichketi,hässlichkiet,hässlichkkeit,hässlickheit,hässlihckeit,hässllichkeit,häßlichkeit,ähsslichkeit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hässlichkeit - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Hässlichkeit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-Ä-S-S-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɛslɪçkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.