Privatheit

[pʁiˈvaːthaɪ̯t]

/[pʁiˈvaːthaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Privatheit” is uncommon German (frequency #70,686 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,686
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Privatsein, die Privatsphäre

Key facts for Privatheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordPrivatheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁiˈvaːthaɪ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,686
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Privatheit” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Privatheit lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Privatheit is uncommon German at frequency #70,686 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁiˈvaːthaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Privatheit in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Privatheit, spelled P-R-I-V-A-T-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Privatsein, die Privatsphäre
  2. 2
    persönliche Informationen, Angelegenheiten

Synonyms

UngestörtheitVertraulichkeit

Antonyms

Öffentlichkeit

This word in other languages

privateness(English)privacidad(Español)privacité(Français)

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 "Privatheit"?
"Privatheit" is spelled P-R-I-V-A-T-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁiˈvaːthaɪ̯t].
What does "Privatheit" mean?
As a noun, "Privatheit" means: das Privatsein, die Privatsphäre
How do you pronounce "Privatheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Privatheit" is [pʁiˈvaːthaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Privatheit" come from?
"Privatheit" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Privatheit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-R-I-V-A-T-H-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pʁiˈvaːthaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list