Polarität
[polaʁiˈtɛːt]
The verdict
“Polarität” is an uncommon German word, ranked #59,968 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #59,968
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Existenz zweier Pole, also zweier Punkte mit entgegengesetzten Eigenschaften
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Polarität |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [polaʁiˈtɛːt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #59,968 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Polarität” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Polarität is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [polaʁiˈtɛːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,968 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Polarität has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Polarität, spelled P-O-L-A-R-I-T-Ä-T.
Definition
- 1die Existenz zweier Pole, also zweier Punkte mit entgegengesetzten Eigenschaften
- 2ein Verhältnis zweier entgegengesetzter, in Wechselwirkung miteinander stehender Pole; Gegensätzlichkeit
- 3eine involutorische Korrelation
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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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Using “Polarität”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-O-L-A-R-I-T-Ä-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [polaʁiˈtɛːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.