Unmäßigkeit

[ˈʊnˌmɛːsɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʊnˌmɛːsɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Unmäßigkeit” 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) - Verhalten, das über ein akzeptables Maß hinausgeht

Corpus desk

Index DE-unma-igkeit · Unmäßigkeit · German

Unmäßigkeit · 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 "U" 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 Unmäßigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnmäßigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊnˌmɛːsɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Unmäßigkeit“ im Deutschen

Unmäßigkeitsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Unmäßigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊnˌmɛːsɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verhalten, das über ein akzeptables Maß hinausgeht".

Unmäßigkeit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Unmäßigkeit, spelled U-N-M-Ä-S-S-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verhalten, das über ein akzeptables Maß hinausgeht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Als er mir sagte, er verstehe nicht, wie der Wein bei allen anderen Religionen erlaubt sein könne, da er den Menschen doch des Gebrauches der Vernunft beraube, antwortete ich ihm, daß alle Religionen das unmäßige Trinken verurteilten und das Verbrechen deshalb nur in dieser Unmäßigkeit liegen könne.“

Synonyms

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 "Unmäßigkeit"?
"Unmäßigkeit" is spelled U-N-M-Ä-SS-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌmɛːsɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Unmäßigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Unmäßigkeit" means: Verhalten, das über ein akzeptables Maß hinausgeht
How do you pronounce "Unmäßigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unmäßigkeit" is [ˈʊnˌmɛːsɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unmäßigkeit" come from?
"Unmäßigkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list