Wertigkeit

/[ˈveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,870

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Wertigkeit is aGermannoun. It means: Mengenverhältnis, in dem sich ein Element mit einem anderen verbindet; Valenz Pronounced [ˈveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]. Often confused with Wenigkeit.

Key facts for Wertigkeit
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HeadwordWertigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#30,870
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Wertigkeit in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Wertigkeit is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,870 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for Wertigkeit, with forms such as "ewrtigkeit", "weritgkeit", and "werrtigkeit". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Wenigkeit", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Wertigkeit, spelled W-E-R-T-I-G-K-E-I-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mengenverhältnis, in dem sich ein Element mit einem anderen verbindet; Valenz
  2. 2
    Eigenschaft eines Verbs oder anderer Wortarten, im Satz Ergänzungen zu fordern oder zumindest zuzulassen
  3. 3
    Bedeutung, die etwas zugewiesen wird, dessen Wertgehalt

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewrtigkeit,weritgkeit,werrtigkeit,wertgikeit,wertigekit,wertiggkeit,wertigkeitt,wertigketi,wertigkiet,wertigkkeit,wertikgeit,werttigkeit,wetrigkeit,wretigkeit,wwertigkeit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Wertigkeit

Misspelling Variants of "Wertigkeit"

ewrtigkeit10weritgkeit10werrtigkeit11wertgikeit10wertigekit10wertiggkeit11wertigkeitt11wertigketi10
Misspelling Variants of "Wertigkeit"

Frequency rank: #30,870 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wertigkeit"?
"Wertigkeit" is spelled W-E-R-T-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Wertigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Wertigkeit" means: Mengenverhältnis, in dem sich ein Element mit einem anderen verbindet; Valenz
What words are commonly confused with "Wertigkeit"?
"Wertigkeit" is commonly confused with "Wenigkeit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wertigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wertigkeit" is [ˈveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wertigkeit" come from?
"Wertigkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.