Passivität

\pa.sɪ.vɪ.ˈtɛːt\

/\pa.sɪ.vɪ.ˈtɛːt\/ noun

The verdict

“Passivität” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Passivité : comportement passif, attitude passive.

Corpus desk

Index FR-passivitat · Passivität · French

Passivität · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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.

Key facts for Passivität
PropertyValue
HeadwordPassivität
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.sɪ.vɪ.ˈtɛːt\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Passivität » en français

Passivitätn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Passivität is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.sɪ.vɪ.ˈtɛːt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Passivität, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 French form is Passivität, spelled P-A-S-S-I-V-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Passivité : comportement passif, attitude passive.
  2. 2
    Passivité : état passif d’une surface.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. [Emmanuel] Macron gilt als Politikertypus, der gestalten will. Die Aktion steht bei ihm klar vor der Passivität.
  2. Zwei Dinge sind am Risikofaktor Straßenverkehr erstaunlich: die Passivität, mit der der tägliche Blutzoll auf den Straßen hingenommen wird, und der Widerstand, wenn Maßnahmen ersonnen werden, um das Blutbad (vergleichbar dem Absturz eines Großraumflugzeugs mit 300 Passagieren alle zwei Wochen) zu beenden.

Synonyms

Antonyms

AktivitätDynamismus

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Passivität"?
"Passivität" is spelled P-A-S-S-I-V-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.sɪ.vɪ.ˈtɛːt\.
What does "Passivität" mean?
As a noun, "Passivität" means: Passivité : comportement passif, attitude passive.
How do you pronounce "Passivität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Passivität" is \pa.sɪ.vɪ.ˈtɛːt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Passivität" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list