Schwermütigkeit
[ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌmyːtɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Schwermütigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seelisch anhaltend gedrückte Stimmung/Verfassung
Corpus desk
Index DE-schwermutigkeit · Schwermütigkeit · German
Schwermütigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 | Schwermütigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌmyːtɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwermütigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schwermütigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌmyːtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "seelisch anhaltend gedrückte Stimmung/Verfassung".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schwermütigkeit, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schwermütigkeit, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-M-Ü-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1seelisch anhaltend gedrückte Stimmung/Verfassung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schwermütigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In Äthiopien hingegen umgibt die Menschen eine mal traurige, mal leidende, oft stolze und fast immer misstrauische Schwermütigkeit.“
„Die junge Frau könnte gewiss eine gute Gesprächspartnerin für Magnus sein und ihn von seinem Selbstmitleid befreien, ihn aus seiner Schwermütigkeit und Depression herausholen.“
Antonyms
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.