Sportlichkeit
[ˈʃpɔʁtlɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Sportlichkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #78,568 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,568
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eigenschaft, sportlich zu sein
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sportlichkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpɔʁtlɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #78,568 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sportlichkeit” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Sportlichkeit is uncommon German at frequency #78,568 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpɔʁtlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sportlichkeit, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Sportlichkeit, spelled S-P-O-R-T-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft, sportlich zu sein
- 2etwas, das sportlich ist/als sportlich gilt
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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 “Sportlichkeit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-P-O-R-T-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃpɔʁtlɪçkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.