Moralität

[moʁaliˈtɛːt]

/[moʁaliˈtɛːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Moralität” is uncommon German (frequency #85,603 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,603
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, sich dem sittlichen Empfinden (der Moral) entsprechend zu verhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-moralitat · Moralität · German

Moralität · rank #85,603 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,603
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Monokel

Nearest frequency peer: Monokel (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Moralität“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Moralität“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Moralität
PropertyValue
HeadwordMoralität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[moʁaliˈtɛːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,603
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Moralität“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Moralitätfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Monokel“ (#85,602), „Monatslohn“ (#85,601), „Morgenlicht“ (#85,605). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Moralität“ bei #85,603. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Moralität is uncommon German at frequency #85,603 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [moʁaliˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Moralität in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Moralität, spelled M-O-R-A-L-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft, sich dem sittlichen Empfinden (der Moral) entsprechend zu verhalten
  2. 2
    (historische) Form des Dramas, das mit dem Stilmittel der Personifizierung moralischer Begrifflichkeiten belehrend wirken will

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Schopenhauers Ethik ist bekanntermaßen eine Mitleidsethik, weil sie die Quelle von Moral und Moralität im Gefühl des Mitleids erblickt.“
  2. „Der Begriff der Strafe, der strafenden im Unterschied zur rächenden Gerechtigkeit, ist der Ausgangspunkt des Übergangs zur Moralität, zum „moralischen Standpunkt“, in § 104.“

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Moralität"?
"Moralität" is spelled M-O-R-A-L-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [moʁaliˈtɛːt].
What does "Moralität" mean?
As a noun, "Moralität" means: Eigenschaft, sich dem sittlichen Empfinden (der Moral) entsprechend zu verhalten
How do you pronounce "Moralität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Moralität" is [moʁaliˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Moralität" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Moralität", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list