Keckheit
[ˈkɛkhaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Keckheit” 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 September 3, 2026) - Haltung/Verhalten, dreist/kühn (keck) zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-keckheit · Keckheit · German
Keckheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Keckheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛkhaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Keckheit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Keckheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛkhaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Haltung/Verhalten, dreist/kühn (keck) zu sein".
Keckheit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Keckheit, spelled K-E-C-K-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Haltung/Verhalten, dreist/kühn (keck) zu sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Keckheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In dem Verlangen, den fremden, verbotenen Genuß zu schlürfen, versteigt sich seine Keckheit himmelhoch, und doch ist ihm bänglich zumute, wie der Maus beim Naschen.“
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.