Schweigsamkeit
[ˈʃvaɪ̯kzaːmkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Schweigsamkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verhalten, das darin besteht, dass jemand wenig oder gar nicht spricht
Corpus desk
Index DE-schweigsamkeit · Schweigsamkeit · German
Schweigsamkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schweigsamkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃvaɪ̯kzaːmkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schweigsamkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schweigsamkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvaɪ̯kzaːmkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verhalten, das darin besteht, dass jemand wenig oder gar nicht spricht".
Schweigsamkeit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schweigsamkeit, spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-G-S-A-M-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Verhalten, das darin besteht, dass jemand wenig oder gar nicht spricht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schweigsamkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bald nach dem Frühstück, das Ambly in ungewohnter Schweigsamkeit zu sich genommen hatten, bekamen wir nämlich Besuch.“
„Übrigens war diese große Schweigsamkeit auch Frau Doris Jackopp eigentümlich, einer winzig kleinen, äußerst zierlichen, ja zerbrechlichen Person ebenfalls aus der Schweiz.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.