Lässigkeit

[ˈlɛsɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈlɛsɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Lässigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #67,472 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,472
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, lässig zu sein/die Dinge leicht zu nehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lassigkeit · Lässigkeit · German

Lässigkeit · rank #67,472 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,472
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lösungsmöglic…

Nearest frequency peer: Lösungsmöglichkeiten (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Lässigkeit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Lässigkeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lässigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordLässigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɛsɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,472
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lässigkeit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Lässigkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lösungsmöglichkeiten“ (#67,473), „lynx“ (#67,470), „lustvolle“ (#67,469). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lässigkeit“ bei #67,472. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lässigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #67,472 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɛsɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft, lässig zu sein/die Dinge leicht zu nehmen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Lässigkeit, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 Lässigkeit, spelled L-Ä-S-S-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft, lässig zu sein/die Dinge leicht zu nehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie reisen billig, mit jener Lässigkeit und gelegentlichen Ausflügen in den Luxus, die wirklich wohlhabende Menschen sich leisten.“
  2. „Mit Kim kehrt ein Spieler zurück, der Mitte der Nullerjahre die Golfwelt im Sturm erobert hatte mit einer wilden Mischung aus Talent, Lässigkeit und Angriffslust.“

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 "Lässigkeit"?
"Lässigkeit" is spelled L-Ä-S-S-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛsɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Lässigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Lässigkeit" means: Eigenschaft, lässig zu sein/die Dinge leicht zu nehmen
How do you pronounce "Lässigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lässigkeit" is [ˈlɛsɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lässigkeit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list