Scheinheiligkeit
[ˈʃaɪ̯nhaɪ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Scheinheiligkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #54,054 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,054
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einstellung/Haltung, etwas vorzutäuschen, unaufrichtig zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-scheinheiligkeit · Scheinheiligkeit · German
Scheinheiligkeit · rank #54,054 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,054
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Schausteller
Nearest frequency peer: Schausteller (-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 „Scheinheiligkeit“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Satzbau
Satzbau
45,950 corpus weight
- schauspiele…
schauspielerischen
45,949 corpus weight
- Schausteller
Schausteller
45,948 corpus weight
- Scheinheili…
Scheinheiligkeit
45,947 corpus weight
- schillernden
schillernden
45,946 corpus weight
- Schlafmangel
Schlafmangel
45,945 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Scheinheiligkeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Scheinheiligkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃaɪ̯nhaɪ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #54,054 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Scheinheiligkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Scheinheiligkeit is uncommon German at frequency #54,054 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃaɪ̯nhaɪ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einstellung/Haltung, etwas vorzutäuschen, unaufrichtig zu sein".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Scheinheiligkeit, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Scheinheiligkeit, spelled S-C-H-E-I-N-H-E-I-L-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Einstellung/Haltung, etwas vorzutäuschen, unaufrichtig zu sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Scheinheiligkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nun werden die Brüder in der Broschüre der Gottlosigkeit und Scheinheiligkeit bezichtigt.“
„Wahre Glückseligkeit besteht nicht in bürgerlicher Ehrbarkeit oder Scheinheiligkeit, die Stricke des Teufels unter dem hellen Licht des Evangeliums sind.“
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.
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