Undankbarkeit

[ˈʊnˌdaŋkbaːɐ̯kaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʊnˌdaŋkbaːɐ̯kaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Undankbarkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #99,219 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,219
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft/Haltung, undankbar zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-undankbarkeit · Undankbarkeit · German

Undankbarkeit · rank #99,219 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,219
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unbeschwerten

Nearest frequency peer: unbeschwerten (-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 „Undankbarkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Undankbarkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordUndankbarkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊnˌdaŋkbaːɐ̯kaɪ̯t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#99,219
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Undankbarkeit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Undankbarkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unbeschwerten“ (#99,218), „unbeliebte“ (#99,217), „unersetzbar“ (#99,221). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Undankbarkeit“ bei #99,219. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Undankbarkeit is uncommon German at frequency #99,219 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊnˌdaŋkbaːɐ̯kaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Undankbarkeit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Undankbarkeit, spelled U-N-D-A-N-K-B-A-R-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft/Haltung, undankbar zu sein
  2. 2
    Handlung, die [1] erkennen lässt
  3. 3
    unbefriedigende Art einer Aufgabe oder Sache

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Aber auch Fräulein de Rousset wird es der Undankbarkeit des Gefangenen zuviel.“
  2. „In unserer Undankbarkeit lag unsere Stärke und unsere Schönheit.“

This word in other languages

ingratitude(English)

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 "Undankbarkeit"?
"Undankbarkeit" is spelled U-N-D-A-N-K-B-A-R-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌdaŋkbaːɐ̯kaɪ̯t].
What does "Undankbarkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Undankbarkeit" means: Eigenschaft/Haltung, undankbar zu sein
How do you pronounce "Undankbarkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Undankbarkeit" is [ˈʊnˌdaŋkbaːɐ̯kaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Undankbarkeit" come from?
"Undankbarkeit" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

unbeschwerten#99,218Trümmerfrauen#99,198unvermeidbare#99,242transportable#99,188

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list