vanity

[ˈvænɪti]

/[ˈvænɪti]/ noun

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The verdict

“vanity” is uncommon German (frequency #58,397 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,397
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas vollkommen bedeutungsloses, sinnloses, wertloses

Corpus desk

Index DE-vanity · vanity · German

vanity · rank #58,397 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,397
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verabredeten

Nearest frequency peer: verabredeten (+2 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 „vanity“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vanity
PropertyValue
Headwordvanity
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvænɪti]
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,397
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vanity“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).vanityfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verabredeten“ (#58,399), „unwissentlich“ (#58,394), „Verfolgter“ (#58,400). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vanity“ bei #58,397. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vanity is uncommon German at frequency #58,397 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvænɪti]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

vanity doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is vanity, spelled V-A-N-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas vollkommen bedeutungsloses, sinnloses, wertloses
  2. 2
    die persönliche Eigenschaft, zu sehr auf eigene Errungenschaften und sein Erscheinungsbild bedacht zu sein
  3. 3
    aus einem niedrigen Schrank und einem Spiegel bestehendes Möbel

This word in other languages

vanité(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 "vanity"?
"vanity" is spelled V-A-N-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvænɪti].
What does "vanity" mean?
As a noun, "vanity" means: etwas vollkommen bedeutungsloses, sinnloses, wertloses
How do you pronounce "vanity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vanity" is [ˈvænɪti]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vanity" come from?
"vanity" 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 "vanity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trolls#58,370Welles#58,443Wessex#58,449Sudoku#58,341

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list