Zierlichkeit
German, noun/ˈt͡siːɐ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t/
Zierlichkeit is spelled Z-I-E-R-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 54 million words in written German, the 446,287th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zierlichkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “daintiness, petiteness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “feine, detailreiche Form; feiner Körperbau, auch Schönheit und Gefälligkeit im gesellschaftlichen Auftritt”.
What does Zierlichkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedaintiness, petiteness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. feine, detailreiche Form; feiner Körperbau, auch Schönheit und Gefälligkeit im gesellschaftlichen Auftritt
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 Zierlichkeit
- Zierlichkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zierlichkeit?
- /ˈt͡siːɐ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈt͡siːɐ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zierlichkeit in German?
Zierlichkeit appears about once in every 54 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).