slowness
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The verdict
“slowness” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Tätigkeit etwas langsam/ mit niedriger Geschwindigkeit zutun. Langsamkeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-slowness · slowness · German
slowness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | slowness |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „slowness“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
slowness is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for slowness in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is slowness, spelled S-L-O-W-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1die Tätigkeit etwas langsam/ mit niedriger Geschwindigkeit zutun. Langsamkeit
- 2Begriffsstutzigkeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how slowness appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"He walked, brave and erect, with solemn slowness."
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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.