Effizienz
German, noun[ɛfiˈt͡si̯ɛnt͡s]
Effizienz is spelled E-F-F-I-Z-I-E-N-Z (9 letters) and appears 7.2 times per million words in written German, the 9,162nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Effizienz is a German feminine noun meaning “efficiency” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verhältnis zwischen Leistung und Erfolg beziehungsweise Einsatz (Kosten) und Gewinn (Ertrag)”.
What does Effizienz mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineefficiency
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verhältnis zwischen Leistung und Erfolg beziehungsweise Einsatz (Kosten) und Gewinn (Ertrag)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Effizienz
- Effizienzen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Effizienz?
- [ɛfiˈt͡si̯ɛnt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Effizienz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Effizienz in German?
Effizienz appears 7.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).