Perversität
[pɛʁvɛʁziˈtɛːt]
The verdict
“Perversität” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Eigenschaft/Tat/Handlungsweise, die in deutlichem Maße die Grenze des als erlaubt und akzeptabel Beurteilten überschreitet, (die (sexuell) perverses Verhalten zeigt)
Corpus desk
Index DE-perversitat · Perversität · German
Perversität · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Perversität |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɛʁvɛʁziˈtɛːt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Perversität” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Perversität is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɛʁvɛʁziˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft/Tat/Handlungsweise, die in deutlichem Maße die Grenze des als erlaubt und akzeptabel Beurteilten überschreitet, (die (sexuell) perverses Verhalten zeigt)".
No misspelling variants are generated for Perversität in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Perversität, spelled P-E-R-V-E-R-S-I-T-Ä-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft/Tat/Handlungsweise, die in deutlichem Maße die Grenze des als erlaubt und akzeptabel Beurteilten überschreitet, (die (sexuell) perverses Verhalten zeigt)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Perversität appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die kalte, protokollarisch exakte Art und Weise, mit der Moravia alle möglichen Perversitäten beschreibt, und die Überladung des Textes mit physiologischen Details, all das erstaunt, verärgert und wirkt geschmacklos.“
„Man hat zwischen Perversität des Verhaltens und Perversion des Triebes zu unterscheiden. Und die Erfahrung lehrt, daß ein perverser Trieb weder notwendige Voraussetzung noch zureichender Grund für eine entsprechende Perversität des Handelns ist.“
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