Seligkeit

[ˈzeːlɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈzeːlɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Seligkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #56,525 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,525
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gefühl voller Zufriedenheit und Glück

Corpus desk

Index DE-seligkeit · Seligkeit · German

Seligkeit · rank #56,525 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,525
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Selbstversorg…

Nearest frequency peer: Selbstversorger (-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 „Seligkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Seligkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeligkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,525
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Seligkeit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Seligkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Selbstversorger“ (#56,524), „Seitenstreifen“ (#56,523), „Sewastopol“ (#56,527). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Seligkeit“ bei #56,525. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seligkeit is uncommon German at frequency #56,525 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Seligkeit, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Seligkeit, spelled S-E-L-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gefühl voller Zufriedenheit und Glück
  2. 2
    Zustand vollendeter Erlösung, vollendeten Heils

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Und als die Seligkeit am größten war, nahm Zdenek seine Trompete und fing an leise zu spielen und immer großartiger.“
  2. „Nach den überstandenen Leiden empfand Fürst Andrej ein Gefühl der Seligkeit, das er lange nicht mehr verspürt hatte.“

Synonyms

Glückseligkeit

This word in other languages

salut(Français)

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 "Seligkeit"?
"Seligkeit" is spelled S-E-L-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːlɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Seligkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Seligkeit" means: Gefühl voller Zufriedenheit und Glück
How do you pronounce "Seligkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seligkeit" is [ˈzeːlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seligkeit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schwertes#56,519Spediteur#56,540Schanghai#56,498Rundungen#56,492

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list