Wahrhaftigkeit

[vaːɐ̯ˈhaftɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[vaːɐ̯ˈhaftɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wahrhaftigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #54,226 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,226
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Neigung oder Gewohnheit, die Wahrheit zu sagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wahrhaftigkeit · Wahrhaftigkeit · German

Wahrhaftigkeit · rank #54,226 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,226
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vorkämpfer

Nearest frequency peer: Vorkämpfer (-2 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 „Wahrhaftigkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wahrhaftigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordWahrhaftigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vaːɐ̯ˈhaftɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters14
Frequency rank#54,226
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wahrhaftigkeit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Wahrhaftigkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vorkämpfer“ (#54,224), „wahrnahm“ (#54,228), „vorging“ (#54,223). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wahrhaftigkeit“ bei #54,226. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wahrhaftigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #54,226 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [vaːɐ̯ˈhaftɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Neigung oder Gewohnheit, die Wahrheit zu sagen".

Wahrhaftigkeit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wahrhaftigkeit, spelled W-A-H-R-H-A-F-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Neigung oder Gewohnheit, die Wahrheit zu sagen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Wahrhaftigkeit war ihm anerzogen.
  2. „Maßstäbe für eine Rechtfertigung sind die Wahrhaftigkeit, Relevanz und Verständlichkeit des Gesagten.“

Synonyms

AufrichtigkeitEhrlichkeitWahrhaftigsein

Antonyms

FalschheitHeucheleiUnwahrhaftigkeitUnehrlichkeitVerlogenheit

This word in other languages

truthfulness(English)véracité(Français)veracidade(Português)

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 "Wahrhaftigkeit"?
"Wahrhaftigkeit" is spelled W-A-H-R-H-A-F-T-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [vaːɐ̯ˈhaftɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Wahrhaftigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Wahrhaftigkeit" means: die Neigung oder Gewohnheit, die Wahrheit zu sagen
How do you pronounce "Wahrhaftigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wahrhaftigkeit" is [vaːɐ̯ˈhaftɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wahrhaftigkeit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list