Verantwortlichkeit

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verantwortlichkeit” has 29 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,906. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,906
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
29
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft für etwas verantwortlich zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-verantwortlichkeit · Verantwortlichkeit · German

Verantwortlichkeit · rank #28,906 · 29 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,906
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 29 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ventile

Nearest frequency peer: Ventile (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Verantwortlichkeit“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Verantwortlichkeit“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Verantwortlichkeit vs Verantwortlichkeiten
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Verantwortlichkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerantwortlichkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters18
Frequency rank#28,906
Misspellings tracked29
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verantwortlichkeit“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Verantwortlichkeitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ventile“ (#28,905), „Verbündeter“ (#28,907), „ursächlich“ (#28,904). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verantwortlichkeit“ bei #28,906. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 29 spelling variants around Verantwortlichkeit (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪçkaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,906 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 29 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verantwortlichkeit, with forms such as "evrantwortlichkeit", "vearntwortlichkeit", and "veranntwortlichkeit". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Verantwortlichkeiten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Verantwortlichkeit, spelled V-E-R-A-N-T-W-O-R-T-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft für etwas verantwortlich zu sein
  2. 2
    Gegenstand der Verantwortung
  3. 3
    Bewusstsein einer verantwortlichen Bürde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich übernehme hierfür die Verantwortlichkeit.
  2. Moralische Verantwortlichkeit benötigt, der vorherrschenden Meinung nach, einen freien Willen.

Synonyms

VerantwortungGewissenhaftigkeitPflichtbewusstseinPflichtgefühl

Antonyms

Verantwortungslosigkeit

This word in other languages

responsibility(English)responsabilidad(Español)responsabilité(Français)responsabilidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrantwortlichkeit
  • vearntwortlichkeit
  • veranntwortlichkeit
  • verantowrtlichkeit
  • veranttwortlichkeit
  • verantworltichkeit
  • verantworrtlichkeit
  • verantwortilchkeit
  • verantwortlcihkeit
  • verantwortlicchkeit
  • verantwortlichekit
  • verantwortlichhkeit
  • verantwortlichkeitt
  • verantwortlichketi
  • verantwortlichkiet
  • verantwortlichkkeit
  • verantwortlickheit
  • verantwortlihckeit
  • verantwortllichkeit
  • verantworttlichkeit
  • verantwotrlichkeit
  • verantwrotlichkeit
  • verantwwortlichkeit
  • veranwtortlichkeit
  • veratnwortlichkeit
  • vernatwortlichkeit
  • verrantwortlichkeit
  • vreantwortlichkeit
  • vverantwortlichkeit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Verantwortlichkeit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrantwortlichkeit2vearntwortlichkeit2veranntwortlichkeit1verantowrtlichkeit2veranttwortlichkeit1verantworltichkeit2verantworrtlichkeit1verantwortilchkeit2
Edit distance from "Verantwortlichkeit"

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 "Verantwortlichkeit"?
"Verantwortlichkeit" is spelled V-E-R-A-N-T-W-O-R-T-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Verantwortlichkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Verantwortlichkeit" means: Eigenschaft für etwas verantwortlich zu sein
What words are commonly confused with "Verantwortlichkeit"?
"Verantwortlichkeit" is commonly confused with "Verantwortlichkeiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verantwortlichkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verantwortlichkeit" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verantwortlichkeit" come from?
"Verantwortlichkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 18 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (29 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list