Langsamkeit

[ˈlaŋzaːmkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈlaŋzaːmkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Langsamkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #50,658 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,658
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Langsamsein, die langsame Art und Weise

Corpus desk

Index DE-langsamkeit · Langsamkeit · German

Langsamkeit · rank #50,658 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,658
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Landeplatz

Nearest frequency peer: Landeplatz (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Langsamkeit”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Langsamkeit” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Langsamkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordLangsamkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaŋzaːmkaɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#50,658
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Langsamkeit” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Langsamkeitliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Landeplatz“ (#50,657), „Langzeitarbeitslose“ (#50,659), „Landarbeiter“ (#50,656). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Langsamkeit is uncommon German at frequency #50,658 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaŋzaːmkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Langsamsein, die langsame Art und Weise".

Zero misspellings are on record for Langsamkeit in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Langsamkeit, spelled L-A-N-G-S-A-M-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Langsamsein, die langsame Art und Weise

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hatte seine Rede für ein ausgesuchtes, sich womöglich überlegen dünkendes Westpublikum mit der Absicht verfasst, »Verständnis für die Langsamkeit eines wirklichen Mentalitätswandels (in der ehemaligen DDR) zu wecken«.
  2. Die Geschäftswelt solle die Vorteile der Demokratie nicht aus dem Auge verlieren – und "den Nachteil der Langsamkeit dann auch demutsvoll hinzunehmen."

Synonyms

BehäbigkeitBetulichkeitBummeleiGelassenheitGemächlichkeitInertieSchneckentempoTrägheitTrödelei

Antonyms

HektikHudeleiSchnelligkeit

This word in other languages

slowness(English)lentitud(Español)lenteur(Français)lentidão(Português)

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 "Langsamkeit"?
"Langsamkeit" is spelled L-A-N-G-S-A-M-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaŋzaːmkaɪ̯t].
What does "Langsamkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Langsamkeit" means: das Langsamsein, die langsame Art und Weise
How do you pronounce "Langsamkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Langsamkeit" is [ˈlaŋzaːmkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Langsamkeit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Langsamkeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kühlergrill#50,652konkurriert#50,637Luckenwalde#50,684Machthabern#50,693

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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