Kaltblütigkeit
[ˈkaltˌblyːtɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Kaltblütigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft/Haltung, bei etwas nicht gefühlsbestimmt, sondern vollkommen gefasst zu sein, zu handeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-kaltblutigkeit · Kaltblütigkeit · German
Kaltblütigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kaltblütigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaltˌblyːtɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kaltblütigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kaltblütigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaltˌblyːtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Kaltblütigkeit in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kaltblütigkeit, spelled K-A-L-T-B-L-Ü-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft/Haltung, bei etwas nicht gefühlsbestimmt, sondern vollkommen gefasst zu sein, zu handeln
- 2Eigenschaft, skrupellos und brutal zu handeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kaltblütigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Da ich erst zwölf Jahre alt war, hatte mein Geist noch nicht die Kaltblütigkeit erlangt, Pläne für eine heroische Rache zu schmieden, wie sie das eingebildete Ehrgefühl ausheckt.“
„Der Seeräuber, denn dieser war es, wie unsre Leser entnommen haben werden, hatte, während der Wilde den Dolch zuckte, mit vieler Kaltblütigkeit sein Glas ausgetrunken.“
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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.