Plastizität

[ˌplastit͡siˈtɛːt]

/[ˌplastit͡siˈtɛːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Plastizität” is uncommon German (frequency #76,060 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,060
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, anschaulich zu sein, etwas lebendig und plastisch darzustellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-plastizitat · Plastizität · German

Plastizität · rank #76,060 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,060
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Plastikbeutel

Nearest frequency peer: Plastikbeutel (-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 „Plastizität“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Plastizität
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlastizität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌplastit͡siˈtɛːt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#76,060
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Plastizität“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Plastizitätfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Plastikbeutel“ (#76,059), „polarisieren“ (#76,061), „pinker“ (#76,058). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Plastizität“ bei #76,060. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Plastizität is uncommon German at frequency #76,060 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌplastit͡siˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Plastizität doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Plastizität, spelled P-L-A-S-T-I-Z-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft, anschaulich zu sein, etwas lebendig und plastisch darzustellen
  2. 2
    Eigenschaft, dreidimensional zu sein, wie eine Plastik
  3. 3
    Eigenschaft, formbar zu sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Den Patientenangaben sollte dabei Raum gegeben werden, wenn dies für Plastizität und Lebensnähe der Schilderungen förderlich erscheint.“
  2. „Mit den teils stark aufgetragen Farben erhält das Werk eine Plastizität. Dadurch erhält das Herbstmotiv eine räumlich hervortretende Ausstrahlung.“

Antonyms

BanalitätPlattheitErhärtungStarrheitVerhärtungVerkrustung

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 "Plastizität"?
"Plastizität" is spelled P-L-A-S-T-I-Z-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌplastit͡siˈtɛːt].
What does "Plastizität" mean?
As a noun, "Plastizität" means: Eigenschaft, anschaulich zu sein, etwas lebendig und plastisch darzustellen
How do you pronounce "Plastizität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Plastizität" is [ˌplastit͡siˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list