efficient

Name: efficient, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nt]

/[ɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nt]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“efficient” is an uncommon German word, ranked #91,506 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#91,506
frequency rank, German: 9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit dem kleinsten Einsatz an Ressourcen die maximale Produktivität erreichend; maximal produktiv, bei geringstem Verlust von Betriebsmitteln

Key facts for efficient
Property	Value
Headword	efficient
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nt]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#91,506
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “efficient” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). efficient lands here:

#91,506

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for efficient is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nt]. Corpus data places it at rank #91,506 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "mit dem kleinsten Einsatz an Ressourcen die maximale Produktivität erreichend; maximal produktiv, bei geringstem Verlust von Betriebsmitteln".

No misspelling variants are generated for efficient in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is efficient, spelled E-F-F-I-C-I-E-N-T.

Definition

1
mit dem kleinsten Einsatz an Ressourcen die maximale Produktivität erreichend; maximal produktiv, bei geringstem Verlust von Betriebsmitteln

Antonyms

inefficient

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "efficient"?

"efficient" is spelled E-F-F-I-C-I-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nt].

What does "efficient" mean?

As an adjective, "efficient" means: mit dem kleinsten Einsatz an Ressourcen die maximale Produktivität erreichend; maximal produktiv, bei geringstem Verlust von Betriebsmitteln

How do you pronounce "efficient"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "efficient" is [ɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "efficient" come from?

"efficient" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “efficient”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is E-F-F-I-C-I-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.