Wankelmütigkeit
German, noun[ˈvaŋkl̩ˌmyːtɪçkaɪ̯t]
Wankelmütigkeit is spelled W-A-N-K-E-L-M-Ü-T-I-G-K-E-I-T (15 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written German, the 317,631st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wankelmütigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “fickleness, inconstancy, undecidedness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Wankelmut”.
What does Wankelmütigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefickleness, inconstancy, undecidedness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Wankelmut
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Wankelmütigkeit
- Wankelmütigkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wankelmütigkeit?
- [ˈvaŋkl̩ˌmyːtɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˈvaŋkl̩ˌmyːtɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wankelmütigkeit in German?
Wankelmütigkeit appears about once in every 30 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).