Streitigkeit

[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Streitigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #90,946 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,946
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anhaltende Auseinandersetzung zwischen Personen oder Institutionen

Corpus desk

Index DE-streitigkeit · Streitigkeit · German

Streitigkeit · rank #90,946 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,946
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH streiften

Nearest frequency peer: streiften (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Streitigkeit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Streitigkeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Streitigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordStreitigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#90,946
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Streitigkeit“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Streitigkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „streiften“ (#90,945), „strengem“ (#90,947), „stromabwärts“ (#90,948). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Streitigkeit“ bei #90,946. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Streitigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #90,946 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "anhaltende Auseinandersetzung zwischen Personen oder Institutionen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Streitigkeit, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Streitigkeit, spelled S-T-R-E-I-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    anhaltende Auseinandersetzung zwischen Personen oder Institutionen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Streitigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Nach mehreren heftigen Streitigkeiten und Wortgefechten kam es dann schließlich zu Handgreiflichkeiten.“
  2. „Schimpftiraden als Drohgebärden werden von Menschen oft vor und nach körperlichen Streitigkeiten eingesetzt.“

Synonyms

AuseinandersetzungKonfliktKontroverseZwistZwistigkeit

This word in other languages

conflict(English)contienda(Español)litige(Français)contenda(Português)

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 "Streitigkeit"?
"Streitigkeit" is spelled S-T-R-E-I-T-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Streitigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Streitigkeit" means: anhaltende Auseinandersetzung zwischen Personen oder Institutionen
How do you pronounce "Streitigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Streitigkeit" is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Streitigkeit" come from?
"Streitigkeit" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Streitigkeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stromabwärts#90,948suspendierte#90,953sprunghaften#90,929Sprechanlage#90,926

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list