Wohltätigkeit

[ˈvoːltɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈvoːltɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wohltätigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #53,387 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,387
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wille, Bereitschaft, bedürftige Menschen zu unterstützen

Key facts for Wohltätigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordWohltätigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvoːltɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#53,387
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wohltätigkeit” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Wohltätigkeit lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wohltätigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #53,387 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvoːltɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Wohltätigkeit has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Wohltätigkeit, spelled W-O-H-L-T-Ä-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wille, Bereitschaft, bedürftige Menschen zu unterstützen
  2. 2
    Handlung, bei der [1] zum Ausdruck kommt

Synonyms

MildtätigkeitBenefizWohltat

This word in other languages

benefit(English)

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 "Wohltätigkeit"?
"Wohltätigkeit" is spelled W-O-H-L-T-Ä-T-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvoːltɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Wohltätigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Wohltätigkeit" means: Wille, Bereitschaft, bedürftige Menschen zu unterstützen
How do you pronounce "Wohltätigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wohltätigkeit" is [ˈvoːltɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wohltätigkeit" come from?
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Using “Wohltätigkeit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-O-H-L-T-Ä-T-I-G-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvoːltɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list