Wortkargheit
[ˈvɔʁtˌkaʁkhaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Wortkargheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft einer Person, nur wenig Worte zu machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-wortkargheit · Wortkargheit · German
Wortkargheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Wortkargheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɔʁtˌkaʁkhaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wortkargheit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wortkargheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɔʁtˌkaʁkhaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft einer Person, nur wenig Worte zu machen".
Zero misspellings are on record for Wortkargheit in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Wortkargheit, spelled W-O-R-T-K-A-R-G-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft einer Person, nur wenig Worte zu machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wortkargheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Damals war sie seine Wortkargheit noch nicht so gewohnt gewesen wie heute, grade heute, da sie sie gewohnt war, schien sie ihr völlig unerträglich.“
„Liegt die Wortkargheitin seinem Charakter?“
Synonyms
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.