adroit

[əˈdrɔɪt]

/[əˈdrɔɪt]/ adj

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The verdict

“adroit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geschickt, gewandt, schlagfertig, pfiffig, clever

Corpus desk

Index DE-adroit · adroit · German

adroit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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 adroit
PropertyValue
Headwordadroit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[əˈdrɔɪt]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “adroit” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

adroitliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

adroit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [əˈdrɔɪt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geschickt, gewandt, schlagfertig, pfiffig, clever".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for adroit, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is adroit, spelled A-D-R-O-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    geschickt, gewandt, schlagfertig, pfiffig, clever

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Perhaps a more adroit plan is to conquer the outer fortifications one by one, gradually closing in on the main position.

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 "adroit"?
"adroit" is spelled A-D-R-O-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [əˈdrɔɪt].
What does "adroit" mean?
As an adjective, "adroit" means: geschickt, gewandt, schlagfertig, pfiffig, clever
How do you pronounce "adroit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adroit" is [əˈdrɔɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list