Vergesslichkeit
[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡɛslɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Vergesslichkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #63,898 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,898
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eigenschaft, Dinge leicht zu vergessen, sich schlecht an sie erinnern zu können
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vergesslichkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡɛslɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #63,898 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vergesslichkeit” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Vergesslichkeit is uncommon German at frequency #63,898 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡɛslɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft, Dinge leicht zu vergessen, sich schlecht an sie erinnern zu können".
Vergesslichkeit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Vergesslichkeit, spelled V-E-R-G-E-S-S-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft, Dinge leicht zu vergessen, sich schlecht an sie erinnern zu können
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Vergesslichkeit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-G-E-S-S-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡɛslɪçkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.