Fähigkeit
German, noun/ˈfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t/
Fähigkeit is spelled F-Ä-H-I-G-K-E-I-T (9 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written German, the 4,267th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fähigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “ability, capability” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die angeborene oder erworbene Eigenschaft, zu etwas imstande zu sein”.
What does Fähigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineability, capability
Fähigkeiten aufbauen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die angeborene oder erworbene Eigenschaft, zu etwas imstande zu sein
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 Fähigkeit
- Fähigkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fähigkeit?
- /ˈfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t/
- /ˈfeːɪç-/
- [ˈfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fähigkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fähigkeit in German?
Fähigkeit appears 18 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).