Maternität
[matɛʁniˈtɛːt]
The verdict
“Maternität” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mutterschaft
Corpus desk
Index DE-maternitat · Maternität · German
Maternität · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | Maternität |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [matɛʁniˈtɛːt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Maternität“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Maternität is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [matɛʁniˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mutterschaft".
Zero misspellings are on record for Maternität in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 Maternität, spelled M-A-T-E-R-N-I-T-Ä-T.
Definition
- 1Mutterschaft
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Maternität appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Chantal veranstaltet einen unerträglichen Kult um ihre Maternität.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.