Voreingenommenheit

[ˈfoːɐ̯ʔaɪ̯nɡəˌnɔmənhaɪ̯t]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ʔaɪ̯nɡəˌnɔmənhaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Voreingenommenheit” is an uncommon German word, ranked #64,856 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#64,856
frequency rank, German
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eigenschaft, sich im Voraus eine Meinung gebildet zu haben, voreingenommen zu sein

Key facts for Voreingenommenheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordVoreingenommenheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ʔaɪ̯nɡəˌnɔmənhaɪ̯t]
Letters18
Frequency rank#64,856
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Voreingenommenheit” 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). Voreingenommenheit lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Voreingenommenheit is 18 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ʔaɪ̯nɡəˌnɔmənhaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,856 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Eigenschaft, sich im Voraus eine Meinung gebildet zu haben, voreingenommen zu sein".

Voreingenommenheit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Voreingenommenheit, spelled V-O-R-E-I-N-G-E-N-O-M-M-E-N-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft, sich im Voraus eine Meinung gebildet zu haben, voreingenommen zu sein

This word in other languages

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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 "Voreingenommenheit"?
"Voreingenommenheit" is spelled V-O-R-E-I-N-G-E-N-O-M-M-E-N-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ʔaɪ̯nɡəˌnɔmənhaɪ̯t].
What does "Voreingenommenheit" mean?
As a noun, "Voreingenommenheit" means: Eigenschaft, sich im Voraus eine Meinung gebildet zu haben, voreingenommen zu sein
How do you pronounce "Voreingenommenheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Voreingenommenheit" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ʔaɪ̯nɡəˌnɔmənhaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Voreingenommenheit" come from?
"Voreingenommenheit" 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 “Voreingenommenheit”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-E-I-N-G-E-N-O-M-M-E-N-H-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfoːɐ̯ʔaɪ̯nɡəˌnɔmənhaɪ̯t] (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.

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

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