Persönlichkeit

[pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Persönlichkeit” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,637. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,637
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
22
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Gesamtheit der persönlichen Eigenschaften eines Menschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-personlichkeit · Persönlichkeit · German

Persönlichkeit · rank #4,637 · 22 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,637
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH NPD

Nearest frequency peer: NPD (-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 „Persönlichkeit“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Persönlichkeit“ 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).

Persönlichkeit vs Persönlichkeiten
88% similar

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

Key facts for Persönlichkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordPersönlichkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters14
Frequency rank#4,637
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Persönlichkeit“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Persönlichkeitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „NPD“ (#4,636), „Platte“ (#4,638), „Monster“ (#4,635). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Persönlichkeit“ bei #4,637. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around Persönlichkeit (IPA [pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçkaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,637 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Persönlichkeit, with forms such as "eprsönlichkeit", "perrsönlichkeit", and "persnölichkeit". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Persönlichkeiten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Persönlichkeit, spelled P-E-R-S-Ö-N-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Gesamtheit der persönlichen Eigenschaften eines Menschen
  2. 2
    ein Mensch mit in einem Bereich sehr stark ausgeprägten Persönlichkeitsmerkmalen
  3. 3
    eine Person, die eine führende Rolle in der Gesellschaft spielt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Aus dem Klang der Stimme eines Menschen ziehen Hörer Schlüsse über die Persönlichkeit des Sprechers.“
  2. „In einem der Interviews sagt er, dass die ersten Lebensjahre seine Persönlichkeit vollkommen zerstört hätten.“

Synonyms

CharakterTemperament

This word in other languages

personality(English)personalidad(Español)personnalité(Français)personalidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprsönlichkeit
  • perrsönlichkeit
  • persnölichkeit
  • perssönlichkeit
  • persölnichkeit
  • persönilchkeit
  • persönlcihkeit
  • persönlicchkeit
  • persönlichekit
  • persönlichhkeit
  • persönlichkeitt
  • persönlichketi
  • persönlichkiet
  • persönlichkkeit
  • persönlickheit
  • persönlihckeit
  • persönllichkeit
  • persönnlichkeit
  • perösnlichkeit
  • pesrönlichkeit
  • ppersönlichkeit
  • presönlichkeit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Persönlichkeit - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eprsönlichkeit2perrsönlichkeit1persnölichkeit2perssönlichkeit1persölnichkeit2persönilchkeit2persönlcihkeit2persönlicchkeit1
Edit distance from "Persönlichkeit"

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 "Persönlichkeit"?
"Persönlichkeit" is spelled P-E-R-S-Ö-N-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Persönlichkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Persönlichkeit" means: die Gesamtheit der persönlichen Eigenschaften eines Menschen
What words are commonly confused with "Persönlichkeit"?
"Persönlichkeit" is commonly confused with "Persönlichkeiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Persönlichkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Persönlichkeit" is [pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Persönlichkeit" come from?
"Persönlichkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schauspielerin#4,644wirtschaftlich#4,669Interpretation#4,801Unabhängigkeit#4,836

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

Verpflichtung22 variantsveröffentlichen22 variantsWissenschaften22 variantsinternationaler22 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list