Verrücktheit

[fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏkthaɪ̯t]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏkthaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verrücktheit” is uncommon German (frequency #60,211 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,211
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand geistiger Verwirrung

Corpus desk

Index DE-verrucktheit · Verrücktheit · German

Verrücktheit · rank #60,211 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,211
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vermengen

Nearest frequency peer: vermengen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Verrücktheit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Verrücktheit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verrücktheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerrücktheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏkthaɪ̯t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#60,211
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verrücktheit“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Verrücktheitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vermengen“ (#60,210), „verschiebe“ (#60,212), „verlogenen“ (#60,209). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verrücktheit“ bei #60,211. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verrücktheit is uncommon German at frequency #60,211 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏkthaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Verrücktheit in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Verrücktheit, spelled V-E-R-R-Ü-C-K-T-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand geistiger Verwirrung
  2. 2
    unerwartetes, auf gewisse Ablehnung stoßendes Tun

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das kommt von daher, weil der Apotheker Heilborn jener milden Art von Verrücktheit verfallen ist, die man in plattdeutschen Gegenden Mallheit nennt.“
  2. „Schlump ging kopfschüttelnd davon und staunte über die seltsame Verrücktheit des Philosophen Gack.“

Antonyms

Klugheit

This word in other languages

insanity(English)locura(Español)folie(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 "Verrücktheit"?
"Verrücktheit" is spelled V-E-R-R-Ü-C-K-T-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏkthaɪ̯t].
What does "Verrücktheit" mean?
As a noun, "Verrücktheit" means: Zustand geistiger Verwirrung
How do you pronounce "Verrücktheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verrücktheit" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁʏkthaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verrücktheit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verschobenen#60,215Verifikation#60,206Waffenbesitz#60,234unschuldiges#60,187

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list