Identitätskrise

[idɛntiˈtɛːt͡sˌkʁiːzə]

/[idɛntiˈtɛːt͡sˌkʁiːzə]/ noun

The verdict

“Identitätskrise” is uncommon German (frequency #79,315 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,315
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Krise, verursacht durch ein unsicheres Selbstbild

Corpus desk

Index DE-identitatskrise · Identitätskrise · German

Identitätskrise · rank #79,315 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,315
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH identisches

Nearest frequency peer: identisches (-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 „Identitätskrise“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Identitätskrise
PropertyValue
HeadwordIdentitätskrise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[idɛntiˈtɛːt͡sˌkʁiːzə]
Letters15
Frequency rank#79,315
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Identitätskrise“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Identitätskrisefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „identisches“ (#79,314), „Hünfeld“ (#79,313), „Hörspielen“ (#79,312). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Identitätskrise“ bei #79,315. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Identitätskrise is uncommon German at frequency #79,315 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [idɛntiˈtɛːt͡sˌkʁiːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Krise, verursacht durch ein unsicheres Selbstbild".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Identitätskrise, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Identitätskrise, spelled I-D-E-N-T-I-T-Ä-T-S-K-R-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Krise, verursacht durch ein unsicheres Selbstbild

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Oft werde ich gefragt, ob ich als Deutsch-Türke unter einer Identitätskrise leide.“
  2. „Die Abspaltung Bangladeschs verursachte fünfundzwanzig Jahre nach der Staatsgründung nicht nur eine tiefgreifende nationale Identitätskrise; sie hatte überdies gewaltige ökonomische Einbußen zur Folge, da mit Bangladesch der wichtigste Konsumentenmarkt und auch eine bedeutende Quelle für Gütereinfuhren in den ehemaligen Westteil des Landes wegbrachen.“

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 "Identitätskrise"?
"Identitätskrise" is spelled I-D-E-N-T-I-T-Ä-T-S-K-R-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [idɛntiˈtɛːt͡sˌkʁiːzə].
What does "Identitätskrise" mean?
As a noun, "Identitätskrise" means: Krise, verursacht durch ein unsicheres Selbstbild
How do you pronounce "Identitätskrise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Identitätskrise" is [idɛntiˈtɛːt͡sˌkʁiːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Identitätskrise" come from?
"Identitätskrise" 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 "Identitätskrise", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list