Vornehmheit
[ˈfoːɐ̯neːmhaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Vornehmheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, höheren Standes zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-vornehmheit · Vornehmheit · German
Vornehmheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Vornehmheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯neːmhaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vornehmheit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vornehmheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯neːmhaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Vornehmheit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Vornehmheit, spelled V-O-R-N-E-H-M-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft, höheren Standes zu sein
- 2Eigenschaft, von hoher Kultiviertheit zu zeugen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vornehmheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auch die Cousine äußerte kein Widerwort, und so ging der Vater sehr befriedigt, daß er mir einen neuen Beweis seiner Vornehmheit gegeben hatte, hinauf.“
„Der Raum war, deutlich zu sehen, längere Zeit weder renoviert noch bewohnt worden, hatte aber trotzdem die Vornehmheit alter Hotelzimmer.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.