Pflichtbewusstsein
[ˈp͡flɪçtbəˌvʊstzaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Pflichtbewusstsein” is uncommon German (frequency #79,582 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,582
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Bewusstsein, seinen Pflichten nachkommen zu müssen
Corpus desk
Index DE-pflichtbewusstsein · Pflichtbewusstsein · German
Pflichtbewusstsein · rank #79,582 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,582
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Pflanzungen
Nearest frequency peer: Pflanzungen (-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 „Pflichtbewusstsein“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- perspectives
perspectives
20,423 corpus weight
- petz
petz
20,422 corpus weight
- Pflanzenfre…
Pflanzenfresser
20,421 corpus weight
- Pflanzungen
Pflanzungen
20,420 corpus weight
- Pflichtbewu…
Pflichtbewusstsein
20,419 corpus weight
- Pflichtfach
Pflichtfach
20,418 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Pflichtbewusstsein“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pflichtbewusstsein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡flɪçtbəˌvʊstzaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Frequency rank | #79,582 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pflichtbewusstsein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pflichtbewusstsein is uncommon German at frequency #79,582 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡flɪçtbəˌvʊstzaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Bewusstsein, seinen Pflichten nachkommen zu müssen".
Pflichtbewusstsein has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Pflichtbewusstsein, spelled P-F-L-I-C-H-T-B-E-W-U-S-S-T-S-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1das Bewusstsein, seinen Pflichten nachkommen zu müssen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pflichtbewusstsein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Lehrerin gefiel das Pflichtbewusstsein ihres Schülers.
„Und wer fast ein Jahrtausend lang keine sicheren Grenzen hat, macht eben nicht Freiheit, sondern Sicherheit und die bekannten preußischen Tugenden Gehorsam, Pflichtbewusstsein und Unterordnung zu seinen Leitprinzipien.“
Synonyms
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.
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