Leichtigkeit
[ˈlaɪ̯çtɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Leichtigkeit” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #11,470 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,470
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - geringes Gewicht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leichtigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯çtɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #11,470 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Leichtigkeit” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Leichtigkeit is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaɪ̯çtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,470 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leichtigkeit, with forms such as "elichtigkeit", "lecihtigkeit", and "leicchtigkeit". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Leichtigkeit, spelled L-E-I-C-H-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1geringes Gewicht
- 2die Eigenschaft, mühelos zu sein
- 3die Eigenschaft, unbekümmert zu sein
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: elichtigkeit,lecihtigkeit,leicchtigkeit,leichhtigkeit,leichitgkeit,leichtgikeit,leichtigekit,leichtiggkeit,leichtigkeitt,leichtigketi,leichtigkiet,leichtigkkeit,leichtikgeit,leichttigkeit,leicthigkeit,leihctigkeit,liechtigkeit,liechtigkiet,lleichtigkeit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leichtigkeit - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Leichtigkeit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-E-I-C-H-T-I-G-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlaɪ̯çtɪçkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.