Winzigkeit
[ˈvɪnt͡sɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Winzigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, sehr klein zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-winzigkeit · Winzigkeit · German
Winzigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Winzigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪnt͡sɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Winzigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Winzigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪnt͡sɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Winzigkeit has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Winzigkeit, spelled W-I-N-Z-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft, sehr klein zu sein
- 2unbedeutende Sache
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Winzigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und trotz der Winzigkeit ist sie die viertgrößte Stadt der Insel.“
„Und keinem Menschen kommt der Gedanke, dass man, gibt man die Existenz einer mit dem Massstabe von Gut und Böse nicht messbaren Grösse zu, damit nur die eigene Nichtigkeit und unmessbare Winzigkeit zugibt.“
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.