Nationalität

[nat͡si̯onaliˈtɛːt]

/[nat͡si̯onaliˈtɛːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Nationalität” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,547. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,547
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Angehörigkeit zu einem Staat beziehungsweise zu einer Nation oder einem Volk

Corpus desk

Index DE-nationalitat · Nationalität · German

Nationalität · rank #12,547 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,547
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nassen

Nearest frequency peer: nassen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Nationalität“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Nationalität“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Nationalität vs Nationalrat
75% similar
Nationalität vs Nationalstaat
77% similar
Nationalität vs Nationalitäten
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Nationalität
PropertyValue
HeadwordNationalität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[nat͡si̯onaliˈtɛːt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#12,547
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Nationalität“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Nationalitätliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „nassen“ (#12,546), „neigt“ (#12,548), „Nachtrag“ (#12,545). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nationalität“ bei #12,547. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Nationalität (IPA [nat͡si̯onaliˈtɛːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,547 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nationalität, with forms such as "antionalität", "naitonalität", and "natinoalität". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Nationalrat", "Nationalstaat", "Nationalitäten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Nationalität, spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Angehörigkeit zu einem Staat beziehungsweise zu einer Nation oder einem Volk
  2. 2
    eine Gruppe von Menschen mit demselben ethnischen Hintergrund

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich bin deutscher Nationalität.
  2. In Berlin leben Menschen der unterschiedlichsten Nationalitäten.

Synonyms

StaatsangehörigkeitStaatszugehörigkeitEthnieVolk

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • antionalität
  • naitonalität
  • natinoalität
  • natioanlität
  • nationailtät
  • nationalittä
  • nationalittät
  • nationalitätt
  • nationaliätt
  • nationallität
  • nationaltiät
  • nationlaität
  • nationnalität
  • natoinalität
  • nattionalität
  • nnationalität
  • ntaionalität

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nationalität - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

antionalität2naitonalität2natinoalität2natioanlität2nationailtät2nationalittä2nationalittät1nationalitätt1
Edit distance from "Nationalität"

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 "Nationalität"?
"Nationalität" is spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [nat͡si̯onaliˈtɛːt].
What does "Nationalität" mean?
As a noun, "Nationalität" means: die Angehörigkeit zu einem Staat beziehungsweise zu einer Nation oder einem Volk
What words are commonly confused with "Nationalität"?
"Nationalität" is commonly confused with "Nationalrat", "Nationalstaat", "Nationalitäten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Nationalität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nationalität" is [nat͡si̯onaliˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nationalität" come from?
"Nationalität" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list