meine Wenigkeit

[ˈmaɪ̯nə ˈveːnɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈmaɪ̯nə ˈveːnɪçkaɪ̯t]/ phrase

The verdict

“meine Wenigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die spricht

Corpus desk

Index DE-meine-wenigkeit · meine Wenigkeit · German

meine Wenigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for meine Wenigkeit
PropertyValue
Headwordmeine Wenigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈmaɪ̯nə ˈveːnɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „meine Wenigkeit“ im Deutschen

meine Wenigkeitliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

meine Wenigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈmaɪ̯nə ˈveːnɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die spricht".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for meine Wenigkeit, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is meine Wenigkeit, spelled M-E-I-N-E- -W-E-N-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die spricht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Gut, Gottlieb, schön, meine Herren, soll auch keen Vorwurf sein, bloß ich für meine Person, für meine Wenigkeit habe zugehört, und es war sehr schön, wie er alles beleuchtete, mit Ruhe, aber kräftig, bei seiner schwachen Stimme, und der Mann ist ja schwach auf der Brust, und wie alles seine Ordnung hatte und wie dann die Resolution kam, jeder Punkt saube…
  2. „Für meine Mutter war es hart, denn sie musste drei Personen durchbringen: meine Oma, meine Wenigkeit und sich selbst.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "meine Wenigkeit"?
"meine Wenigkeit" is spelled M-E-I-N-E- -W-E-N-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɪ̯nə ˈveːnɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "meine Wenigkeit" mean?
As a phrase, "meine Wenigkeit" means: Person, die spricht
How do you pronounce "meine Wenigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meine Wenigkeit" is [ˈmaɪ̯nə ˈveːnɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meine Wenigkeit" come from?
"meine Wenigkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list