Nachsichtigkeit

[ˈnaːxˌzɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈnaːxˌzɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Nachsichtigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Eigenschaft/Einstellung einer Person, verständnisvolle, verzeihende Güte zu zeigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachsichtigkeit · Nachsichtigkeit · German

Nachsichtigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" 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 Nachsichtigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordNachsichtigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaːxˌzɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nachsichtigkeit“ im Deutschen

Nachsichtigkeitschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Nachsichtigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌzɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft/Einstellung einer Person, verständnisvolle, verzeihende Güte zu zeigen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Nachsichtigkeit in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Nachsichtigkeit, spelled N-A-C-H-S-I-C-H-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft/Einstellung einer Person, verständnisvolle, verzeihende Güte zu zeigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nachsichtigkeit ist ein Attribut, von Mitgefühl und Großherzigkeit geprägt, das uns, zunächst allgemein ausgedrückt, Fehler, Schwächen, Misserfolge verzeihen lässt.“
  2. „Es gab mit Sicherheit genügend Nachsichtigkeit gegenüber dem Benehmen des Jungen, seine feierliche Würde schien jedoch gänzlich zu fehlen.“

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 "Nachsichtigkeit"?
"Nachsichtigkeit" is spelled N-A-C-H-S-I-C-H-T-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌzɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Nachsichtigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Nachsichtigkeit" means: Eigenschaft/Einstellung einer Person, verständnisvolle, verzeihende Güte zu zeigen
How do you pronounce "Nachsichtigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nachsichtigkeit" is [ˈnaːxˌzɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nachsichtigkeit" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list