Rücksichtslosigkeit

[ˈʁʏkzɪçt͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʁʏkzɪçt͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Rücksichtslosigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #63,719 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,719
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, keine Rücksicht zu nehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-rucksichtslosigkeit · Rücksichtslosigkeit · German

Rücksichtslosigkeit · rank #63,719 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,719
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rücklicht

Nearest frequency peer: Rücklicht (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Rücksichtslosigkeit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rücksichtslosigkeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rücksichtslosigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordRücksichtslosigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁʏkzɪçt͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters19
Frequency rank#63,719
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rücksichtslosigkeit“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rücksichtslosigkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rücklicht“ (#63,718), „Rösrath“ (#63,717), „Salerno“ (#63,721). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rücksichtslosigkeit“ bei #63,719. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rücksichtslosigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #63,719 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʏkzɪçt͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Rücksichtslosigkeit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rücksichtslosigkeit, spelled R-Ü-C-K-S-I-C-H-T-S-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft, keine Rücksicht zu nehmen
  2. 2
    respektlose Handlung oder Äußerung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Was wären Beispiele für moralisch strafwürdige Rücksichtslosigkeiten dieser Art? Nach Mill ist in diesem Sinne rücksichtslos, wer z. B. gewohnheitsmäßig gegenüber seinen Mitmenschen unfreundlich oder undankbar ist.
  2. Er lebte sein Leben mit einer ausgesprochenen Rücksichtslosigkeit.

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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); 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 "Rücksichtslosigkeit"?
"Rücksichtslosigkeit" is spelled R-Ü-C-K-S-I-C-H-T-S-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʏkzɪçt͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Rücksichtslosigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Rücksichtslosigkeit" means: Eigenschaft, keine Rücksicht zu nehmen
How do you pronounce "Rücksichtslosigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rücksichtslosigkeit" is [ˈʁʏkzɪçt͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rücksichtslosigkeit" come from?
"Rücksichtslosigkeit" 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 "Rücksichtslosigkeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 19 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list