Impietät

[ˌɪmpiːəˈtɛːt]

/[ˌɪmpiːəˈtɛːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Impietät” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Haltung, die von mangelndem/fehlendem Respekt, speziell einem Toten und dessen Angehörigen gegenüber, getragen ist

Key facts for Impietät
PropertyValue
HeadwordImpietät
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌɪmpiːəˈtɛːt]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Impietät” sits in German frequency

Impietät falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Impietät is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌɪmpiːəˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Haltung, die von mangelndem/fehlendem Respekt, speziell einem Toten und dessen Angehörigen gegenüber, getragen ist".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Impietät, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Impietät, spelled I-M-P-I-E-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Haltung, die von mangelndem/fehlendem Respekt, speziell einem Toten und dessen Angehörigen gegenüber, getragen ist

Synonyms

Pietätlosigkeit

Antonyms

AchtungPietätRespekt

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Impietät"?
"Impietät" is spelled I-M-P-I-E-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɪmpiːəˈtɛːt].
What does "Impietät" mean?
As a noun, "Impietät" means: Haltung, die von mangelndem/fehlendem Respekt, speziell einem Toten und dessen Angehörigen gegenüber, getragen ist
How do you pronounce "Impietät"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Impietät" is [ˌɪmpiːəˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Impietät" come from?
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Using “Impietät”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is I-M-P-I-E-T-Ä-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌɪmpiːəˈtɛːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list