Sittlichkeit
German, noun[ˈzɪtlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Sittlichkeit is spelled S-I-T-T-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 76,606th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sittlichkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “The Hegelian concept of "ethical life" or "ethical order"” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Haltung/Verhalten gemäß den Vorstellungen von Moral und Sitte”.
What does Sittlichkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineThe Hegelian concept of "ethical life" or "ethical order".
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Haltung/Verhalten gemäß den Vorstellungen von Moral und Sitte
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sittlichkeit
- Sittlichkeiten nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sittlichkeit?
- [ˈzɪtlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Sittlichkeit in German?
Sittlichkeit appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).