eilfertig
[ˈaɪ̯lˌfɛʁtɪç]
The verdict
“eilfertig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit großer Schnelligkeit handelnd
Corpus desk
Index DE-eilfertig · eilfertig · German
eilfertig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eilfertig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯lˌfɛʁtɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „eilfertig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
eilfertig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯lˌfɛʁtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for eilfertig, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is eilfertig, spelled E-I-L-F-E-R-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1mit großer Schnelligkeit handelnd
- 2mit (vermeintlich) gewünschter Schnelligkeit handelnd
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how eilfertig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Goneril ist überall die eilfertigere, raschentschlossenere; sie mag deshalb nicht warten, bis die eifersüchtige Schwester ihr Gift verabreichen lasse, und findet angemessen, dem Dinge schnell und gründlich zuvorzukommen.“
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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.