Universität

\ˌu.ni.vɛʁ.zi.ˈtɛːt\

/\ˌu.ni.vɛʁ.zi.ˈtɛːt\/ noun

The verdict

“Universität” is uncommon French (frequency #95,429 among 456 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,429
frequency rank, French
456
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Université.

Corpus desk

Index FR-universitat · Universität · French

Universität · rank #95,429 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,429
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 456
  • PHOTO-FINISH usque

Nearest frequency peer: usque (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Universität »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Universität » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Universität
PropertyValue
HeadwordUniversität
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˌu.ni.vɛʁ.zi.ˈtɛːt\
Letters11
Frequency rank#95,429
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Universität » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Universitättombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « usque » (#95,430), « télécommandée » (#95,427), « usurpations » (#95,431). Parmi 456 lemmes en « U », « Universität » est au #95,429. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Universität is uncommon French at frequency #95,429 among 456 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˌu.ni.vɛʁ.zi.ˈtɛːt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Université.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Universität in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 French form is Universität, spelled U-N-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Université.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im nächsten Semester wechselte der ältere Bruder an die Universität Göttingen. Während er dort seine ersten Freunde fand, zum erstenmal Alkohol trank und eine Frau berührte, schrieb der Jüngere seine erste wissenschaftliche Arbeit.
  2. Das Maiglöckchen kann zwar Vergiftungserscheinungen auslösen, weitaus gefährlicher ist jedoch die Herbstzeitlose (Colchicum autumnale), wie Sabine Glasl-Tazreiter betont. Die Pharmazeutin von der Universität Wien ist auf Giftpflanzen und ihre Wirkungen spezialisiert.

Synonyms

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Universität"?
"Universität" is spelled U-N-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ˌu.ni.vɛʁ.zi.ˈtɛːt\.
What does "Universität" mean?
As a noun, "Universität" means: Université.
How do you pronounce "Universität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Universität" is \ˌu.ni.vɛʁ.zi.ˈtɛːt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Universität" come from?
"Universität" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list