Heimlichkeit
[ˈhaɪ̯mlɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Heimlichkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #91,725 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,725
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, unbekannt/verborgen zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-heimlichkeit · Heimlichkeit · German
Heimlichkeit · rank #91,725 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,725
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Heimatlosen
Nearest frequency peer: Heimatlosen (-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 „Heimlichkeit“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Heils
Heils
8,279 corpus weight
- Heimatlosen
Heimatlosen
8,277 corpus weight
- Heimlichkeit
Heimlichkeit
8,276 corpus weight
- Herabstufung
Herabstufung
8,275 corpus weight
- Herbsttag
Herbsttag
8,273 corpus weight
- herumsitzen
herumsitzen
8,270 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Heimlichkeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heimlichkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaɪ̯mlɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #91,725 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Heimlichkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Heimlichkeit is uncommon German at frequency #91,725 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯mlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Heimlichkeit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Heimlichkeit, spelled H-E-I-M-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft, unbekannt/verborgen zu sein
- 2etwas, das man für sich behält/nicht weitergibt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Heimlichkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dass die Heimlichkeit zudem gesetzwidrig ist, erhöht noch einmal das Wohlgefühl.“
„Die arabischstämmige Fernsehmoderatorin Lucy Aharish und der israelische Fernsehstar und Sänger Zachi Halevi haben am Mittwoch in aller Heimlichkeit geheiratet.“
Antonyms
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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