Zähigkeit
[ˈt͡sɛːɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Zähigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #80,002 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,002
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, zäh zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-zahigkeit · Zähigkeit · German
Zähigkeit · rank #80,002 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,002
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH Zyperns
Nearest frequency peer: Zyperns (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Zähigkeit“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- zweistündige
zweistündige
20,004 corpus weight
- Zyperns
Zyperns
20,000 corpus weight
- Zähigkeit
Zähigkeit
19,999 corpus weight
- Zögling
Zögling
19,998 corpus weight
- Äbte
Äbte
19,997 corpus weight
- ölige
ölige
19,996 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zähigkeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zähigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sɛːɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #80,002 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zähigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zähigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #80,002 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sɛːɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft, zäh zu sein".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Zähigkeit in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zähigkeit, spelled Z-Ä-H-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft, zäh zu sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zähigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nicht ohne einen gewissen Respekt für ihre Zähigkeit ließen sie Henni von nun an in Ruhe.“
„Er hatte jene Zähigkeit in praktischen Dingen, die Pierre fehlte, im höchsten Grade, und diese Eigenschaft setzte ihn in den Stand, eine Sache in Gang zu bringen, ohne dass es erst weitausholender Vorbereitungen und übertriebener Anstrengungen bedurfte.“
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.
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