Zielstrebigkeit

[ˈt͡siːlʃtʁeːbɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈt͡siːlʃtʁeːbɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zielstrebigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #63,041 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,041
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entschlossenheit einer Person, etwas zu erreichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zielstrebigkeit · Zielstrebigkeit · German

Zielstrebigkeit · rank #63,041 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,041
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zertifizierun…

Nearest frequency peer: Zertifizierungen (-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 „Zielstrebigkeit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zielstrebigkeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zielstrebigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordZielstrebigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡siːlʃtʁeːbɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters15
Frequency rank#63,041
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zielstrebigkeit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Zielstrebigkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zertifizierungen“ (#63,040), „zubringen“ (#63,042), „zentralafrikanischen“ (#63,039). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zielstrebigkeit“ bei #63,041. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zielstrebigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #63,041 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡siːlʃtʁeːbɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entschlossenheit einer Person, etwas zu erreichen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zielstrebigkeit, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zielstrebigkeit, spelled Z-I-E-L-S-T-R-E-B-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entschlossenheit einer Person, etwas zu erreichen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Zielstrebigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. [Katharina II:] „Mit Ehrgeiz und Zielstrebigkeit erlernte die begabte Vierzehnjährige schnell die russische Sprache und versuchte, sich am Hof zu integrieren.“
  2. [Über den Schachspieler Magnus Carlsen und seine Schwester Ellen:] „Aber Magnus besaß eine Zielstrebigkeit, die seine Schwester nicht hatte.“

Synonyms

EntschiedenheitPersistenz

This word in other languages

determination(English)determinación(Español)détermination(Français)

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 "Zielstrebigkeit"?
"Zielstrebigkeit" is spelled Z-I-E-L-S-T-R-E-B-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡siːlʃtʁeːbɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Zielstrebigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Zielstrebigkeit" means: Entschlossenheit einer Person, etwas zu erreichen
How do you pronounce "Zielstrebigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zielstrebigkeit" is [ˈt͡siːlʃtʁeːbɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zielstrebigkeit" come from?
"Zielstrebigkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zielstrebigkeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zugeständnissen#63,045zähneknirschend#63,059weitverbreitete#63,010Arteriosklerose#63,114

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list