Zulänglichkeit
[ˈt͡suːlɛŋlɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Zulänglichkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, wirksam zu sein und ausreichend (zulänglich) für den angestrebten Zweck
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Index DE-zulanglichkeit · Zulänglichkeit · German
Zulänglichkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | Zulänglichkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːlɛŋlɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zulänglichkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zulänglichkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡suːlɛŋlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zulänglichkeit, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Zulänglichkeit, spelled Z-U-L-Ä-N-G-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft, wirksam zu sein und ausreichend (zulänglich) für den angestrebten Zweck
- 2Sache/Umstand/Handlung, die ausreichend wirksam ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zulänglichkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Zulänglichkeit der Hilfsangebote wird zunehmend in Frage gestellt.
Sicher hat der Planungsprozess auch gewisse Zulänglichkeiten, aber es fällt mir leichter, hier auf alle Unzulänglichkeiten einzugehen.
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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.