Untätigkeit
German, noun/ˈʊntɛːtɪçˌkaɪ̯t/
Untätigkeit is spelled U-N-T-Ä-T-I-G-K-E-I-T (11 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 35,692nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Untätigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “inactivity, idleness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zustand, in dem jemand nichts tut”.
What does Untätigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinactivity, idleness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zustand, in dem jemand nichts tut 2. Unterlassung; Versäumnis zu handeln (obwohl es nötig wäre)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Untätigkeit
- Untätigkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Untätigkeit?
- /ˈʊntɛːtɪçˌkaɪ̯t/
- /-teːtɪç/
- [ˈʊntɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Untätigkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Untätigkeit in German?
Untätigkeit appears 1.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).