Wichtigkeit

Name: Wichtigkeit, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈvɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈvɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Wichtigkeit” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,072. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,072
frequency rank, German: 2,930
“W” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, bedeutsam, wichtig zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-wichtigkeit · Wichtigkeit · German

Wichtigkeit · rank #13,072 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #13,072
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-MID 2,930
PHOTO-FINISH were

Nearest frequency peer: were (-1 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.

Weihnachtsm…

86,932
weiterhelfen

86,931
were

86,930
Wichtigkeit

86,929
wiederholten

86,928
Wohnungsbau

86,927

What this shows „Wichtigkeit“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for Wichtigkeit
Property	Value
Headword	Wichtigkeit
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈvɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#13,072
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wichtigkeit“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wichtigkeitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#13,072

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „were“ (#13,071), „wiederholten“ (#13,073), „weiterhelfen“ (#13,070). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wichtigkeit“ bei #13,072. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Wichtigkeit (IPA [ˈvɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,072 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wichtigkeit, with forms such as "iwchtigkeit", "wcihtigkeit", and "wicchtigkeit". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wichtigkeit, spelled W-I-C-H-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

1
Eigenschaft, bedeutsam, wichtig zu sein
2
Eigenschaft, notwendig zu sein
3
Eigenschaft, ausschlaggebend zu sein
4
eine wichtige, bedeutsame Sache
5
Ausdruck von Wichtigtuerei

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Eine Aufgabe von solcher Wichtigkeit kann ich nur dir zusprechen.
„Was andere die objektive Wichtigkeit der Kunst nennen, ist mir schnuppe, aber wo es gar keine Aufsichtsräte gibt, über Aufsichtsräte zu spotten, das würde mir gemein vorkommen.“

Synonyms

Bedeutsamkeit Bedeutung Belang Relevanz Priorität Notwendigkeit

Antonyms

Unwichtigkeit

This word in other languages

importance(English)importancia(Español)importance(Français)gravidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

iwchtigkeit
wcihtigkeit
wicchtigkeit
wichhtigkeit
wichitgkeit
wichtgikeit
wichtigekit
wichtiggkeit
wichtigkeitt
wichtigketi
wichtigkiet
wichtigkkeit
wichtikgeit
wichttigkeit
wicthigkeit
wihctigkeit
wwichtigkeit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wichtigkeit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Wichtigkeit"

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 "Wichtigkeit"?

"Wichtigkeit" is spelled W-I-C-H-T-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t].

What does "Wichtigkeit" mean?

As a noun, "Wichtigkeit" means: Eigenschaft, bedeutsam, wichtig zu sein

What are common misspellings of "Wichtigkeit"?

Common misspellings include "iwchtigkeit", "wcihtigkeit", "wicchtigkeit", "wichhtigkeit", "wichitgkeit". The correct spelling is "Wichtigkeit".

How do you pronounce "Wichtigkeit"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wichtigkeit" is [ˈvɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Wichtigkeit" come from?

"Wichtigkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wohnungsbau#13,074 zerschlagen#13,077 abgeschoben#13,083 anzugreifen#13,093

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Urheberrecht17 variants Ungleichheit17 variants besichtigen17 variants Einbeziehung17 variants