Mehrsprachigkeit
[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʃpʁaːxɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Mehrsprachigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #53,073 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,073
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Beherrschung mehrerer Sprachen durch einzelne Personen oder Personengruppen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mehrsprachigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʃpʁaːxɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #53,073 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mehrsprachigkeit” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Mehrsprachigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #53,073 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʃpʁaːxɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Beherrschung mehrerer Sprachen durch einzelne Personen oder Personengruppen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Mehrsprachigkeit, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Mehrsprachigkeit, spelled M-E-H-R-S-P-R-A-C-H-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Beherrschung mehrerer Sprachen durch einzelne Personen oder Personengruppen
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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 “Mehrsprachigkeit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-E-H-R-S-P-R-A-C-H-I-G-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʃpʁaːxɪçkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.