Velleität
[vɛleiˈtɛːt]
The verdict
“Velleität” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Äußerung des Wollens, die noch nicht zur Tat geworden, also bloße Willensregung ist beziehungsweise kraft- und tatenloses Wollen geblieben ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Velleität |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [vɛleiˈtɛːt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Velleität” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Velleität is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [vɛleiˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Äußerung des Wollens, die noch nicht zur Tat geworden, also bloße Willensregung ist beziehungsweise kraft- und tatenloses Wollen geblieben ist".
Velleität doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Velleität, spelled V-E-L-L-E-I-T-Ä-T.
Definition
- 1Äußerung des Wollens, die noch nicht zur Tat geworden, also bloße Willensregung ist beziehungsweise kraft- und tatenloses Wollen geblieben ist
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Velleität”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-L-L-E-I-T-Ä-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [vɛleiˈtɛːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.