Unsichtbarkeit

[ˈʊnˌzɪçtbaːɐ̯kaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʊnˌzɪçtbaːɐ̯kaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unsichtbarkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #78,666 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,666
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand in dem etwas oder jemand nicht von menschlichen oder tierischen Augen wahrgenommen werden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-unsichtbarkeit · Unsichtbarkeit · German

Unsichtbarkeit · rank #78,666 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,666
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unterentwicke…

Nearest frequency peer: unterentwickelt (+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 „Unsichtbarkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Unsichtbarkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnsichtbarkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊnˌzɪçtbaːɐ̯kaɪ̯t]
Letters14
Frequency rank#78,666
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Unsichtbarkeit“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Unsichtbarkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unterentwickelt“ (#78,667), „ungarisches“ (#78,664), „unterläuft“ (#78,668). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unsichtbarkeit“ bei #78,666. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Unsichtbarkeit is uncommon German at frequency #78,666 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊnˌzɪçtbaːɐ̯kaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zustand in dem etwas oder jemand nicht von menschlichen oder tierischen Augen wahrgenommen werden kann".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Unsichtbarkeit, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Unsichtbarkeit, spelled U-N-S-I-C-H-T-B-A-R-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand in dem etwas oder jemand nicht von menschlichen oder tierischen Augen wahrgenommen werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine Tarnkappe verleiht Alberich in der Nibelungensage seine Unsichtbarkeit.
  2. Wissenschaftler forschen an Materialien, die Menschen und Fahrzeugen Unsichtbarkeit verleihen.

Antonyms

Sichtbarkeit

This word in other languages

invisibility(English)invisibilidad(Español)invisibilité(Français)

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 "Unsichtbarkeit"?
"Unsichtbarkeit" is spelled U-N-S-I-C-H-T-B-A-R-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌzɪçtbaːɐ̯kaɪ̯t].
What does "Unsichtbarkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Unsichtbarkeit" means: Zustand in dem etwas oder jemand nicht von menschlichen oder tierischen Augen wahrgenommen werden kann
How do you pronounce "Unsichtbarkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unsichtbarkeit" is [ˈʊnˌzɪçtbaːɐ̯kaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unsichtbarkeit" come from?
"Unsichtbarkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Unterzeichnern#78,671Umweltfaktoren#78,656Vorbedingungen#78,722weiterbestehen#78,746

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list