Verhältnismäßigkeit
[fɛɐ̯ˈhɛltnɪsˌmɛːsɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Verhältnismäßigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - angemessener Umfang, passende Größe, ausgewogene Relation
Corpus desk
Index DE-verhaltnisma-igkeit · Verhältnismäßigkeit · German
Verhältnismäßigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Verhältnismäßigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛltnɪsˌmɛːsɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Verhältnismäßigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Verhältnismäßigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛltnɪsˌmɛːsɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "angemessener Umfang, passende Größe, ausgewogene Relation".
Zero misspellings are on record for Verhältnismäßigkeit in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Verhältnismäßigkeit, spelled V-E-R-H-Ä-L-T-N-I-S-M-Ä-S-S-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1angemessener Umfang, passende Größe, ausgewogene Relation
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Verhältnismäßigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In jedem Fall sollte die Verhältnismäßigkeit der Mittel gewahrt bleiben.
Staatliche Eingriffe in Rechte und Freiheiten der Bürger müssen die Verhältnismäßigkeit berücksichtigen.
Antonyms
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.