Identität

[iˌdɛntiˈtɛːt]

/[iˌdɛntiˈtɛːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Identität” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,129. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,129
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eindeutige Unterscheidbarkeit einer Person oder einer Sache von einer anderen

Corpus desk

Index DE-identitat · Identität · German

Identität · rank #3,129 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,129
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH HTTPS

Nearest frequency peer: HTTPS (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Identität“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Identität“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Identität vs identity
67% similar
Identität vs Identitäten
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Identität
PropertyValue
HeadwordIdentität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[iˌdɛntiˈtɛːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,129
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Identität“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Identitätliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „HTTPS“ (#3,128), „jederzeit“ (#3,130), „Heilige“ (#3,127). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Identität“ bei #3,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Identität (IPA [iˌdɛntiˈtɛːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,129 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Identität, with forms such as "dientität", "iddentität", and "idenittät". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "identity", "Identitäten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Identität, spelled I-D-E-N-T-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eindeutige Unterscheidbarkeit einer Person oder einer Sache von einer anderen
  2. 2
    allgemeine Gleichheit zwischen zwei Termen, die auch freie Variablen enthalten dürfen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Gleichheit der Identitäten der beiden Personen ist nicht erwiesen.
  2. Meine Identität ändert sich auch nicht, wenn ich meine Haare färbe, ich bleibe immer noch dieselbe.

Synonyms

ÜbereinstimmungUnterscheidbarkeitWiedererkennbarkeit

Antonyms

AnonymitätÄhnlichkeitGleichung

This word in other languages

identity(English)identidad(Español)identité(Français)identidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dientität
  • iddentität
  • idenittät
  • idenntität
  • identittä
  • identittät
  • identitätt
  • identiätt
  • identtität
  • identtiät
  • idetnität
  • idnetität
  • iedntität

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Identität - 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.

dientität2iddentität1idenittät2idenntität1identittä2identittät1identitätt1identiätt2
Edit distance from "Identität"

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 "Identität"?
"Identität" is spelled I-D-E-N-T-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [iˌdɛntiˈtɛːt].
What does "Identität" mean?
As a noun, "Identität" means: eindeutige Unterscheidbarkeit einer Person oder einer Sache von einer anderen
What words are commonly confused with "Identität"?
"Identität" is commonly confused with "identity", "Identitäten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Identität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Identität" is [iˌdɛntiˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Identität" come from?
"Identität" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

jederzeit#3,130gestaltet#3,125ermittelt#3,114reagieren#3,147

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Netzwerk13 variantsEreignisse13 variantsSchulden13 variantsBrasilien13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list