Verantwortungslosigkeit

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtʊŋsˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtʊŋsˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verantwortungslosigkeit” is an uncommon German word, ranked #78,683 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#78,683
frequency rank, German
23
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eigenschaft, verantwortungslos zu handeln

Key facts for Verantwortungslosigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerantwortungslosigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtʊŋsˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters23
Frequency rank#78,683
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Verantwortungslosigkeit” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Verantwortungslosigkeit lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Verantwortungslosigkeit is 23 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtʊŋsˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #78,683 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Eigenschaft, verantwortungslos zu handeln".

Verantwortungslosigkeit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Verantwortungslosigkeit, spelled V-E-R-A-N-T-W-O-R-T-U-N-G-S-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft, verantwortungslos zu handeln

This word in other languages

irresponsibility(English)irresponsabilidad(Español)irresponsabilité(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 "Verantwortungslosigkeit"?
"Verantwortungslosigkeit" is spelled V-E-R-A-N-T-W-O-R-T-U-N-G-S-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtʊŋsˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Verantwortungslosigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Verantwortungslosigkeit" means: Eigenschaft, verantwortungslos zu handeln
How do you pronounce "Verantwortungslosigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verantwortungslosigkeit" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtʊŋsˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verantwortungslosigkeit" come from?
"Verantwortungslosigkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Verantwortungslosigkeit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-A-N-T-W-O-R-T-U-N-G-S-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtʊŋsˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list