Rarität

[ʁaʁiˈtɛːt]

/[ʁaʁiˈtɛːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rarität” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,158. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,158
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das seltene Vorkommen einer Sache

Corpus desk

Index DE-raritat · Rarität · German

Rarität · rank #40,158 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,158
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rasur

Nearest frequency peer: Rasur (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Rarität“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Rarität“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Rarität vs Realität
75% similar
Rarität vs Raritäten
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Rarität
PropertyValue
HeadwordRarität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁaʁiˈtɛːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,158
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Rarität“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Raritätliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rasur“ (#40,159), „Rampen“ (#40,156), „Radiologie“ (#40,155). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rarität“ bei #40,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Rarität (IPA [ʁaʁiˈtɛːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,158 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rarität, with forms such as "arrität", "rairtät", and "rarittä". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Realität", "Raritäten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rarität, spelled R-A-R-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    das seltene Vorkommen einer Sache
  2. 2
    etwas selten Vorkommendes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein sicherer Arbeitsplatz gehört in diesem Land zu den Raritäten.
  2. Dieses handwerkliche Können ist eine Rarität und ganz sicher vom Aussterben bedroht.

Synonyms

SeltenheitAusnahmeKostbarkeitLiebhaberstückSammlerstück

Antonyms

RegelMassenware

This word in other languages

rareness(English)rareza(Español)rareté(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arrität
  • rairtät
  • rarittä
  • rarittät
  • raritätt
  • rariätt
  • rarrität
  • rartiät
  • rraität
  • rrarität

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rarität - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

arrität2rairtät2rarittä2rarittät1raritätt1rariätt2rarrität1rartiät2
Edit distance from "Rarität"

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 "Rarität"?
"Rarität" is spelled R-A-R-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁaʁiˈtɛːt].
What does "Rarität" mean?
As a noun, "Rarität" means: das seltene Vorkommen einer Sache
What words are commonly confused with "Rarität"?
"Rarität" is commonly confused with "Realität", "Raritäten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rarität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rarität" is [ʁaʁiˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rarität" come from?
"Rarität" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prügelt#40,150Pompeji#40,143Pilates#40,138Rössler#40,183

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

qualvoll10 variantsProsecco10 variantsPosaunen10 variantspenibel10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list