Schädlichkeit

[ˈʃɛːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʃɛːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schädlichkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #79,708 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,708
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Eigenschaft, gefährliche Nachteile (Schaden) mit sich zu bringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schadlichkeit · Schädlichkeit · German

Schädlichkeit · rank #79,708 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,708
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwungvollen

Nearest frequency peer: schwungvollen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Schädlichkeit”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Schädlichkeit” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for Schädlichkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchädlichkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɛːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#79,708
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schädlichkeit” 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). Schädlichkeit lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schädlichkeit is uncommon German at frequency #79,708 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɛːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft, gefährliche Nachteile (Schaden) mit sich zu bringen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schädlichkeit, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schädlichkeit, spelled S-C-H-Ä-D-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft, gefährliche Nachteile (Schaden) mit sich zu bringen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Schädlichkeit des Passivrauchens ist wissenschaftlich erwiesen.
  2. „Zweifellos ist unter Entzündung eine lokal zur Geltung kommende Reaktion des Organismus zu verstehen, die geeignet ist, lokal angreifende Schädlichkeiten auszumerzen bzw. wirkungslos zu machen.“

Antonyms

SchutzwirkungUnschädlichkeit

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schädlichkeit"?
"Schädlichkeit" is spelled S-C-H-Ä-D-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛːtlɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Schädlichkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Schädlichkeit" means: Eigenschaft, gefährliche Nachteile (Schaden) mit sich zu bringen
How do you pronounce "Schädlichkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schädlichkeit" is [ˈʃɛːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schädlichkeit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list