Untätigkeit

/[ˈʊntɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,077

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Untätigkeit is aGermannoun. It means: Zustand, in dem jemand nichts tut Pronounced [ˈʊntɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Often confused with Unfähigkeit.

Key facts for Untätigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordUntätigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊntɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#36,077
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Untätigkeit in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Untätigkeit is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊntɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,077 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for Untätigkeit, with forms such as "nutätigkeit", "unntätigkeit", and "unttäigkeit". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Unfähigkeit", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Untätigkeit, spelled U-N-T-Ä-T-I-G-K-E-I-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand, in dem jemand nichts tut
  2. 2
    Unterlassung; Versäumnis zu handeln (obwohl es nötig wäre)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nutätigkeit,unntätigkeit,unttäigkeit,unttätigkeit,untäitgkeit,untätgikeit,untätigekit,untätiggkeit,untätigkeitt,untätigketi,untätigkiet,untätigkkeit,untätikgeit,untättigkeit,unättigkeit,utnätigkeit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Untätigkeit

Misspelling Variants of "Untätigkeit"

nutätigkeit11unntätigkeit12unttäigkeit11unttätigkeit12untäitgkeit11untätgikeit11untätigekit11untätiggkeit12
Misspelling Variants of "Untätigkeit"

Frequency rank: #36,077 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Untätigkeit"?
"Untätigkeit" is spelled U-N-T-Ä-T-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Untätigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Untätigkeit" means: Zustand, in dem jemand nichts tut
What words are commonly confused with "Untätigkeit"?
"Untätigkeit" is commonly confused with "Unfähigkeit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Untätigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Untätigkeit" is [ˈʊntɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Untätigkeit" come from?
"Untätigkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.