Unterschiedlichkeit

[ˈʊntɐʃiːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʊntɐʃiːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Unterschiedlichkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #76,321 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,321
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft/Zustand, unterschiedlich zu sein, unterschiedliche Beschaffenheit

Corpus desk

Index DE-unterschiedlichkeit · Unterschiedlichkeit · German

Unterschiedlichkeit · rank #76,321 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,321
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH unstreitig

Nearest frequency peer: unstreitig (-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 „Unterschiedlichkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Unterschiedlichkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnterschiedlichkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊntɐʃiːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters19
Frequency rank#76,321
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Unterschiedlichkeit“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „unstreitig“ (#76,320), „untypische“ (#76,322), „unsrem“ (#76,319). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unterschiedlichkeit“ bei #76,321. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Unterschiedlichkeit is uncommon German at frequency #76,321 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊntɐʃiːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft/Zustand, unterschiedlich zu sein, unterschiedliche Beschaffenheit".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Unterschiedlichkeit, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Unterschiedlichkeit, spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-C-H-I-E-D-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft/Zustand, unterschiedlich zu sein, unterschiedliche Beschaffenheit

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Ich komme an Scharen von Studienanfängern vorbei, die sich trotz ihrer stolz proklamierten Unterschiedlichkeit immer weniger voneinander unterscheiden.“

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 "Unterschiedlichkeit"?
"Unterschiedlichkeit" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-C-H-I-E-D-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊntɐʃiːtlɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Unterschiedlichkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Unterschiedlichkeit" means: Eigenschaft/Zustand, unterschiedlich zu sein, unterschiedliche Beschaffenheit
How do you pronounce "Unterschiedlichkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unterschiedlichkeit" is [ˈʊntɐʃiːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unterschiedlichkeit" come from?
"Unterschiedlichkeit" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 19 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list