Passivität

[pasiviˈtɛːt]

/[pasiviˈtɛːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Passivität” is uncommon German (frequency #50,778 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,778
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Zustand, passiv zu sein; das Nichtausführen von Handlungen

Corpus desk

Index DE-passivitat · Passivität · German

Passivität · rank #50,778 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,778
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH passabel

Nearest frequency peer: passabel (-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 „Passivität“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Passivität
PropertyValue
HeadwordPassivität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pasiviˈtɛːt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,778
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Passivität“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „passabel“ (#50,777), „patchwork“ (#50,779), „parteilose“ (#50,776). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Passivität“ bei #50,778. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Passivität is uncommon German at frequency #50,778 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pasiviˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Zustand, passiv zu sein; das Nichtausführen von Handlungen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Passivität in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Passivität, spelled P-A-S-S-I-V-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Zustand, passiv zu sein; das Nichtausführen von Handlungen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „In den drei Jahren als Vorsitzender der Blockfreien enttäuschte Mugabe durch seine weitgehende Passivität.“

Synonyms

Untätigkeit

Antonyms

Aktivität

This word in other languages

passivity(English)passivité(Français)

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 "Passivität"?
"Passivität" is spelled P-A-S-S-I-V-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [pasiviˈtɛːt].
What does "Passivität" mean?
As a noun, "Passivität" means: der Zustand, passiv zu sein; das Nichtausführen von Handlungen
How do you pronounce "Passivität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Passivität" is [pasiviˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Passivität" come from?
"Passivität" 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 "Passivität", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

parteilose#50,776operierten#50,767Poststelle#50,799probeweise#50,804

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list