Trivialität

[tʁivi̯aliˈtɛːt]

/[tʁivi̯aliˈtɛːt]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas nicht Bedeutendes, etwas Gewöhnliches

Corpus desk

Index DE-trivialitat · Trivialität · German

Trivialität · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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 Trivialität
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrivialität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʁivi̯aliˈtɛːt]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Trivialität“ im Deutschen

Trivialitätliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Trivialität is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tʁivi̯aliˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Trivialität has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Trivialität, spelled T-R-I-V-I-A-L-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas nicht Bedeutendes, etwas Gewöhnliches
  2. 2
    eine nicht sehr geistreiche Äußerung oder Idee

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wichtiges Thema Jandls ist ferner immer wieder das Alltägliche: die Monotonie und Trivialität des Lebens, die Erfahrung von Krankheit, Armut und Gewalt (…), wobei die Texte ihren Effekt aus ihrer oft skizzenhaften Knappheit beziehen.
  2. Der Höhe des Schadens nach betrachtete sie die Angelegenheit als Trivialität.

Synonyms

Antonyms

AußergewöhnlichkeitExorbitanzEspritGeistesblitz

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 "Trivialität"?
"Trivialität" is spelled T-R-I-V-I-A-L-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁivi̯aliˈtɛːt].
What does "Trivialität" mean?
As a noun, "Trivialität" means: etwas nicht Bedeutendes, etwas Gewöhnliches
How do you pronounce "Trivialität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trivialität" is [tʁivi̯aliˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trivialität" come from?
"Trivialität" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list