Polyglot Dictionary

Wirklichkeit

/ˈvɪʁklɪçkaɪ̯t/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. reality

    Built from wirklich (real) + -keit.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • wirklich real

Similar words

Realität

Realität and Wirklichkeit are close synonyms for "reality"; Realität is more of an abstract, philosophical loanword, Wirklichkeit more native and everyday.

Similar in other languages

English

worlds apart

Close, figuratively — reality relates to "worlds apart."

Practice

1 What does Wirklichkeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: In ___ war alles ganz anders.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Wirklichkeit?

See also

nouncompound

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