Nettigkeit

[ˈnɛtɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈnɛtɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nettigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #70,614 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,614
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verhalten, anderen gegenüber nett zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-nettigkeit · Nettigkeit · German

Nettigkeit · rank #70,614 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,614
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH neg

Nearest frequency peer: neg (-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 „Nettigkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nettigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordNettigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnɛtɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,614
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nettigkeit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Nettigkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „neg“ (#70,613), „necessary“ (#70,612), „Neuinfektionen“ (#70,616). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nettigkeit“ bei #70,614. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nettigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #70,614 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɛtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Nettigkeit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. 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 entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Nettigkeit, spelled N-E-T-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verhalten, anderen gegenüber nett zu sein
  2. 2
    Handlung oder Äußerung, die als nett verstanden werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Leute im Dorf kauften trotzdem bei ihr ein, sie taten es aus Nettigkeit, kauften Brot und Milch und Butter und versteckten die Einkaufstüten aus dem grpßen Supermarkt hinten im Auto.“
  2. „Als er merkte, dass er damit keinen Erfolg haben würde, war Schluss mit den Nettigkeiten, er packte meinen Arm und schrie mich auf Arabisch an.“

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 "Nettigkeit"?
"Nettigkeit" is spelled N-E-T-T-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɛtɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Nettigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Nettigkeit" means: Verhalten, anderen gegenüber nett zu sein
How do you pronounce "Nettigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nettigkeit" is [ˈnɛtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nettigkeit" come from?
"Nettigkeit" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

narrativen#70,610nachlaufen#70,604Notausgang#70,628närrischen#70,635

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list