Leichtsinnigkeit
German, noun[ˈlaɪ̯çtˌzɪnɪçkaɪ̯t]
Leichtsinnigkeit is spelled L-E-I-C-H-T-S-I-N-N-I-G-K-E-I-T (16 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written German, the 238,212th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leichtsinnigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “recklessness, carelessness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eigenschaft/Haltung/Handlungsweise, die in deutlichem Maße mit Risiken verbunden ist und von wenig…”.
What does Leichtsinnigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerecklessness, carelessness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Eigenschaft/Haltung/Handlungsweise, die in deutlichem Maße mit Risiken verbunden ist und von wenig Verantwortungsübernahme zeugt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Leichtsinnigkeit
- Leichtsinnigkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leichtsinnigkeit?
- [ˈlaɪ̯çtˌzɪnɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˈlaɪ̯çtˌzɪnɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Leichtsinnigkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Leichtsinnigkeit in German?
Leichtsinnigkeit appears about once in every 18 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).