Wirklichkeit
German, noun/ˈvɪʁklɪçˌkaɪ̯t/
Wirklichkeit is spelled W-I-R-K-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T (12 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written German, the 3,246th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wirklichkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “reality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die auf Tatsachen beruhende äußere Welt”.
What does Wirklichkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininereality
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die auf Tatsachen beruhende äußere Welt
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 Wirklichkeit
- Wirklichkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wirklichkeit?
- /ˈvɪʁklɪçˌkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈvɪɐ̯kʰlɪçˌkʰaɪ̯tʰ]
- [ˈvɪʁklɪçkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wirklichkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wirklichkeit in German?
Wirklichkeit appears 25 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).