Schuldigkeit

[ˈʃʊldɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʃʊldɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schuldigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #99,066 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,066
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, in einer bestimmten Hinsicht verpflichtet zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-schuldigkeit · Schuldigkeit · German

Schuldigkeit · rank #99,066 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,066
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schuhschrank

Nearest frequency peer: Schuhschrank (-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 „Schuldigkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schuldigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchuldigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊldɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#99,066
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schuldigkeit“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schuldigkeitfällt 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: „Schuhschrank“ (#99,065), „Schultergelenk“ (#99,067), „Schuhladen“ (#99,064). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schuldigkeit“ bei #99,066. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schuldigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #99,066 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊldɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft, in einer bestimmten Hinsicht verpflichtet zu sein".

No misspelling variants are generated for Schuldigkeit in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schuldigkeit, spelled S-C-H-U-L-D-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft, in einer bestimmten Hinsicht verpflichtet zu sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Nachdem ich so meiner Schuldigkeit gegenüber dem Grafen von Aranda nachgekommen war, suchte ich den Oberst Rojas auf, der mir kurz und bündig sagte, es wäre höchst ungeschickt von mir gewesen, dem Grafen von Aranda zu sagen, daß ich zufriedengestellt sei.“

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 "Schuldigkeit"?
"Schuldigkeit" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-D-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊldɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Schuldigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Schuldigkeit" means: Eigenschaft, in einer bestimmten Hinsicht verpflichtet zu sein
How do you pronounce "Schuldigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schuldigkeit" is [ˈʃʊldɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schuldigkeit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schuhschrank#99,065Schutzschirm#99,069schlenderten#99,048Shoppingtour#99,088

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list