Subsidiarität

[ˌzʊpzidi̯aʁiˈtɛːt]

/[ˌzʊpzidi̯aʁiˈtɛːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Subsidiarität” is uncommon German (frequency #87,118 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,118
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verantwortung möglichst niedrigen Entscheidungsebenen zuweisen, um größtmögliche Selbstbestimmung zu erreichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-subsidiaritat · Subsidiarität · German

Subsidiarität · rank #87,118 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,118
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stückpreis

Nearest frequency peer: Stückpreis (-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 „Subsidiarität“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Subsidiarität
PropertyValue
HeadwordSubsidiarität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌzʊpzidi̯aʁiˈtɛːt]
Letters13
Frequency rank#87,118
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Subsidiarität“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Subsidiaritätfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stückpreis“ (#87,117), „Suchtmittel“ (#87,119), „Sturmgewehre“ (#87,116). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Subsidiarität“ bei #87,118. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Subsidiarität is uncommon German at frequency #87,118 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌzʊpzidi̯aʁiˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verantwortung möglichst niedrigen Entscheidungsebenen zuweisen, um größtmögliche Selbstbestimmung zu erreichen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Subsidiarität, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Subsidiarität, spelled S-U-B-S-I-D-I-A-R-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verantwortung möglichst niedrigen Entscheidungsebenen zuweisen, um größtmögliche Selbstbestimmung zu erreichen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Prinzip der Subsidiarität entstammt der katholischen Soziallehre.
  2. Das Prinzip der Subsidiarität in der EU bedeutet, dass Entscheidungen auf einer möglichst bürgernahen Ebene zu treffen sind.

This word in other languages

subsidiarity(English)subsidiarité(Français)

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 "Subsidiarität"?
"Subsidiarität" is spelled S-U-B-S-I-D-I-A-R-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌzʊpzidi̯aʁiˈtɛːt].
What does "Subsidiarität" mean?
As a noun, "Subsidiarität" means: Verantwortung möglichst niedrigen Entscheidungsebenen zuweisen, um größtmögliche Selbstbestimmung zu erreichen
How do you pronounce "Subsidiarität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Subsidiarität" is [ˌzʊpzidi̯aʁiˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Subsidiarität" come from?
"Subsidiarität" 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 "Subsidiarität", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list