Wehrhaftigkeit
German, noun[ˈveːɐ̯haftɪçkaɪ̯t]
Wehrhaftigkeit is spelled W-E-H-R-H-A-F-T-I-G-K-E-I-T (14 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 111,951st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wehrhaftigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “defensive ability” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fähigkeit, gegnerische Angriffe verhindern/zurückschlagen/zurückweisen zu können”.
What does Wehrhaftigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedefensive ability
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fähigkeit, gegnerische Angriffe verhindern/zurückschlagen/zurückweisen zu können
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 Wehrhaftigkeit
- Wehrhaftigkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wehrhaftigkeit?
- [ˈveːɐ̯haftɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˈveːɐ̯haftɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wehrhaftigkeit in German?
Wehrhaftigkeit appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).