Jüdischkeit

[ˈjyːdɪʃkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈjyːdɪʃkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einstellung/Identität als Jude

Corpus desk

Index DE-judischkeit · Jüdischkeit · German

Jüdischkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Jüdischkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordJüdischkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjyːdɪʃkaɪ̯t]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jüdischkeit“ im Deutschen

Jüdischkeitsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Jüdischkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjyːdɪʃkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einstellung/Identität als Jude".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Jüdischkeit, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Jüdischkeit, spelled J-Ü-D-I-S-C-H-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einstellung/Identität als Jude

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wir müssen von einem Judentum Heines ausgehen, welches nach einer durchgemachten Assimilation nur noch als Gedächtnis an das Judentum, und zwar als ein Körpergedächtnis besteht, als Erinnerungen an die Jüdischkeit.“
  2. „Doch selbst der säkularste Israeli sei täglich mehr Jüdischkeit ausgesetzt als es ein Orthodoxer oder Reformer in den USA je sein wird.“

This word in other languages

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 "Jüdischkeit"?
"Jüdischkeit" is spelled J-Ü-D-I-S-C-H-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjyːdɪʃkaɪ̯t].
What does "Jüdischkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Jüdischkeit" means: Einstellung/Identität als Jude
How do you pronounce "Jüdischkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jüdischkeit" is [ˈjyːdɪʃkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jüdischkeit" come from?
"Jüdischkeit" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list