Ergiebigkeit
[ɛɐ̯ˈɡiːbɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Ergiebigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ergiebigsein; Eigenschaft, ergiebig zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-ergiebigkeit · Ergiebigkeit · German
Ergiebigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Ergiebigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈɡiːbɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ergiebigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ergiebigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈɡiːbɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Ergiebigkeit in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ergiebigkeit, spelled E-R-G-I-E-B-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Ergiebigsein; Eigenschaft, ergiebig zu sein
- 2Verhältnis zwischen Aufwand und Ergebnis bei der Anwendung eines Stoffes
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ergiebigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als Orientierungshilfe für den umweltbewussten Einkauf von Waschmitteln sollten Sie sich die Angaben zur Ergiebigkeit ansehen, die auf der Verpackung aufgedruckt sind. Produkte mit hoher Ergiebigkeit erfordern nur eine geringe Dosierung pro Waschgang (um 100 ml oder weniger).“
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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.