Willkürlichkeit
[ˈvɪlkyːɐ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Willkürlichkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - deutscher Ausdruck für Arbitrarität; gemeint ist die Willkürlichkeit im Verhältnis zwischen den beiden Seiten eines sprachlichen Zeichens: man kann von der Form des Zeichens (signifiant) nicht auf ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Willkürlichkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪlkyːɐ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Willkürlichkeit” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Willkürlichkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪlkyːɐ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutscher Ausdruck für Arbitrarität; gemeint ist die Willkürlichkeit im Verhältnis zwischen den beiden Seiten eines sprachlichen Zeichens: man kann von der Form des Zeichens (signifiant) nicht auf ...".
No misspelling variants are generated for Willkürlichkeit in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Willkürlichkeit, spelled W-I-L-L-K-Ü-R-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1deutscher Ausdruck für Arbitrarität; gemeint ist die Willkürlichkeit im Verhältnis zwischen den beiden Seiten eines sprachlichen Zeichens: man kann von der Form des Zeichens (signifiant) nicht auf seine Bedeutung (signifié) schließen.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Willkürlichkeit”
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- The one correct German spelling is W-I-L-L-K-Ü-R-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.