Seriosität
[zeʁi̯oziˈtɛːt]
The verdict
“Seriosität” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #39,021 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,021
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ernsthaftigkeit, Vertrauenswürdigkeit
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Seriosität |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zeʁi̯oziˈtɛːt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #39,021 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Seriosität” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Seriosität is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zeʁi̯oziˈtɛːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,021 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ernsthaftigkeit, Vertrauenswürdigkeit".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Seriosität, with forms such as "esriosität", "seirosität", and "serioistät". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Seriosität, spelled S-E-R-I-O-S-I-T-Ä-T.
Definition
- 1Ernsthaftigkeit, Vertrauenswürdigkeit
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: esriosität,seirosität,serioistät,seriosittä,seriosittät,seriositätt,seriosiätt,seriossität,seriostiät,serisoität,seroisität,serriosität,sreiosität,sseriosität
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Seriosität - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Seriosität”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-R-I-O-S-I-T-Ä-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [zeʁi̯oziˈtɛːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.