Subtilität

[ˌzʊptiliˈtɛːt]

/[ˌzʊptiliˈtɛːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Subtilität” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bildungssprachlich: die Eigenschaft, subtil zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-subtilitat · Subtilität · German

Subtilität · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for Subtilität
PropertyValue
HeadwordSubtilität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌzʊptiliˈtɛːt]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Subtilität“ im Deutschen

Subtilitätschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Subtilität is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌzʊptiliˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bildungssprachlich: die Eigenschaft, subtil zu sein".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Subtilität, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Subtilität, spelled S-U-B-T-I-L-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    bildungssprachlich: die Eigenschaft, subtil zu sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Subtilitäten in der Deutung des Dramas ist kein Ende. Immer neue Literaturtheorien üben sich an ihm, und auch das Interesse der Theater wächst weiterhin …“
  2. „Nicht, daß die Sprachkritiker sich mit derart groben Fällen von Laisser-faire-Lässigkeit aufhielten – es gibt auch sehr interessante Subtilitäten der Logik.“

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Subtilität"?
"Subtilität" is spelled S-U-B-T-I-L-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌzʊptiliˈtɛːt].
What does "Subtilität" mean?
As a noun, "Subtilität" means: bildungssprachlich: die Eigenschaft, subtil zu sein
How do you pronounce "Subtilität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Subtilität" is [ˌzʊptiliˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Subtilität" come from?
"Subtilität" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list