Spontanität

[ˌʃpɔntaniˈtɛːt]

/[ˌʃpɔntaniˈtɛːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Spontanität” is uncommon German (frequency #61,051 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,051
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - positive Unkompliziertheit, Agieren ohne präzise Planung, emotionales Handeln, aber eventuell auch Unzuverlässigkeit, Unvorhersehbarkeit

Key facts for Spontanität
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpontanität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌʃpɔntaniˈtɛːt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,051
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Spontanität” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Spontanität lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spontanität is uncommon German at frequency #61,051 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌʃpɔntaniˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "positive Unkompliziertheit, Agieren ohne präzise Planung, emotionales Handeln, aber eventuell auch Unzuverlässigkeit, Unvorhersehbarkeit".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Spontanität, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Spontanität, spelled S-P-O-N-T-A-N-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    positive Unkompliziertheit, Agieren ohne präzise Planung, emotionales Handeln, aber eventuell auch Unzuverlässigkeit, Unvorhersehbarkeit

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 "Spontanität"?
"Spontanität" is spelled S-P-O-N-T-A-N-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʃpɔntaniˈtɛːt].
What does "Spontanität" mean?
As a noun, "Spontanität" means: positive Unkompliziertheit, Agieren ohne präzise Planung, emotionales Handeln, aber eventuell auch Unzuverlässigkeit, Unvorhersehbarkeit
How do you pronounce "Spontanität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spontanität" is [ˌʃpɔntaniˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spontanität" come from?
"Spontanität" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Spontanität”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-O-N-T-A-N-I-T-Ä-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌʃpɔntaniˈtɛːt] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list