Schlechtigkeit
German, noun/ˈʃlɛçtɪçkaɪ̯t/
Schlechtigkeit is spelled S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-I-G-K-E-I-T (14 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 95,383rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schlechtigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “badness, depravity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Denkweise, Eigenschaft, Handlung, die Schlechtes/Übles beinhaltet, realisiert”.
What does Schlechtigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebadness, depravity
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Denkweise, Eigenschaft, Handlung, die Schlechtes/Übles beinhaltet, realisiert
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schlechtigkeit
- Schlechtigkeiten nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schlechtigkeit?
- /ˈʃlɛçtɪçkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈʃlɛçtɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˈʃlɛçtɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schlechtigkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schlechtigkeit in German?
Schlechtigkeit appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).