Taubheit
[ˈtaʊ̯phaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Taubheit” is an uncommon German word, ranked #61,089 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #61,089
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Zustand, taub zu sein, das heißt die Unfähigkeit zu hören
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Taubheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaʊ̯phaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #61,089 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Taubheit” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Taubheit is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtaʊ̯phaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,089 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Taubheit, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Taubheit, spelled T-A-U-B-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1der Zustand, taub zu sein, das heißt die Unfähigkeit zu hören
- 2der Zustand, taub zu sein, das heißt die Unfähigkeit zu hören
- 3die Gefühllosigkeit und Betäubung, nicht fühlen zu können (sensorisch, nicht emotional)
- 4Unergiebigkeit einer Mine; Leere, ohne Inhalt (vergleiche taube Nuss).
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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 “Taubheit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-A-U-B-H-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtaʊ̯phaɪ̯t] (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.