Privatangelegenheit
[pʁiˈvaːtʔanɡəˌleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Privatangelegenheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas, das nicht von öffentlichem Interesse ist, das Privatleben betrifft
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Privatangelegenheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁiˈvaːtʔanɡəˌleːɡn̩haɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Privatangelegenheit” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Privatangelegenheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁiˈvaːtʔanɡəˌleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas, das nicht von öffentlichem Interesse ist, das Privatleben betrifft".
Privatangelegenheit has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Privatangelegenheit, spelled P-R-I-V-A-T-A-N-G-E-L-E-G-E-N-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1etwas, das nicht von öffentlichem Interesse ist, das Privatleben betrifft
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Privatangelegenheit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-I-V-A-T-A-N-G-E-L-E-G-E-N-H-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pʁiˈvaːtʔanɡəˌleːɡn̩haɪ̯t] (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.