Rastlosigkeit

[ˈʁastloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʁastloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Rastlosigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand der Angespanntheit und Aufgeregtheit

Corpus desk

Index DE-rastlosigkeit · Rastlosigkeit · German

Rastlosigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Rastlosigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordRastlosigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁastloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rastlosigkeit“ im Deutschen

Rastlosigkeitschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rastlosigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁastloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zustand der Angespanntheit und Aufgeregtheit".

Rastlosigkeit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Rastlosigkeit, spelled R-A-S-T-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand der Angespanntheit und Aufgeregtheit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "Wie der Ruhe von «Die Kinder vom Napf» die Rastlosigkeit von Wyss gegenübersteht, so bestimmen auch, thematisch bedingt, ganz unterschiedliche dokumentarische Arbeitsweisen die Form der beiden Filme."
  2. „Angesichts dieser alarmierenden Entwicklung muss daher dringend empfohlen werden, die gewohnte Rastlosigkeit auch in den Feiertagen fortzusetzen, um die Rückkehr ins Berufsleben nicht unnötig zu erschweren.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rastlosigkeit"?
"Rastlosigkeit" is spelled R-A-S-T-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁastloːzɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Rastlosigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Rastlosigkeit" means: Zustand der Angespanntheit und Aufgeregtheit
How do you pronounce "Rastlosigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rastlosigkeit" is [ˈʁastloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rastlosigkeit" come from?
"Rastlosigkeit" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list