Weltläufigkeit
German, noun[ˈvɛltlɔɪ̯fɪçkaɪ̯t]
Weltläufigkeit is spelled W-E-L-T-L-Ä-U-F-I-G-K-E-I-T (14 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written German, the 257,657th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Weltläufigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “urbanity, refinement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eigenschaft, weltläufig zu sein”.
What does Weltläufigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineurbanity, refinement
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Eigenschaft, weltläufig zu sein
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 Weltläufigkeit
- Weltläufigkeiten nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Weltläufigkeit?
- [ˈvɛltlɔɪ̯fɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˈvɛltlɔɪ̯fɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Weltläufigkeit in German?
Weltläufigkeit appears about once in every 20 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).