Hörigkeit

[ˈhøːʁɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈhøːʁɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hörigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #95,750 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,750
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Umstand, jemandem sexuell hörig zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-horigkeit · Hörigkeit · German

Hörigkeit · rank #95,750 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,750
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH höret

Nearest frequency peer: höret (-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 „Hörigkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hörigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordHörigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhøːʁɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,750
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hörigkeit“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hörigkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „höret“ (#95,749), „Höhlenforscher“ (#95,748), „idyllisches“ (#95,752). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hörigkeit“ bei #95,750. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hörigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #95,750 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhøːʁɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Hörigkeit has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hörigkeit, spelled H-Ö-R-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Umstand, jemandem sexuell hörig zu sein
  2. 2
    Leibeigenschaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der spezifische Begriff Sadismus wurde von Krafft-Ebing geprägt, zusammen mit dem Gegenbegriff Masochismus, abgeleitet vom Namen des Schriftstellers Sacher-Masoch, der Novellen der sexuellen Hörigkeit schrieb.“
  2. „Wegen ihrer völligen Hörigkeit dem Gatten gegenüber wagte sie indessen auch diesmal kein Aufbegehren.“

This word in other languages

serfdom(English)submissão(Português)

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 "Hörigkeit"?
"Hörigkeit" is spelled H-Ö-R-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhøːʁɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Hörigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Hörigkeit" means: Umstand, jemandem sexuell hörig zu sein
How do you pronounce "Hörigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hörigkeit" is [ˈhøːʁɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hörigkeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list