Emsigkeit
[ˈɛmzɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Emsigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Fleiß, unermüdliche Eifrigkeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-emsigkeit · Emsigkeit · German
Emsigkeit · 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 | Emsigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛmzɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Emsigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Emsigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛmzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fleiß, unermüdliche Eifrigkeit".
Emsigkeit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Emsigkeit, spelled E-M-S-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Fleiß, unermüdliche Eifrigkeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Emsigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit Emsigkeit pflücken die Kinder die Äpfel.
This word in other languages
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.