Fertigkeit

[ˈfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fertigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #56,117 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,117
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (erworbene) Fähigkeit, etwas Bestimmtes zu können

Corpus desk

Index DE-fertigkeit · Fertigkeit · German

Fertigkeit · rank #56,117 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,117
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fertighaus

Nearest frequency peer: Fertighaus (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Fertigkeit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fertigkeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fertigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordFertigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,117
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fertigkeit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Fertigkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fertighaus“ (#56,116), „Flashmob“ (#56,118), „Fleischerei“ (#56,119). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fertigkeit“ bei #56,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fertigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #56,117 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(erworbene) Fähigkeit, etwas Bestimmtes zu können".

Zero misspellings are on record for Fertigkeit in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Fertigkeit, spelled F-E-R-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    (erworbene) Fähigkeit, etwas Bestimmtes zu können

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Fertigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Fertigkeit, Lehm zu formen, ermöglicht ihm, Trinkgefäße herzustellen.
  2. „Gerade hier, im Dschungel, waren die Indigenen und ihre Fertigkeiten hoch gefragt.“

Synonyms

BefähigungFähigkeitKompetenzKönnenVermögen

Antonyms

Unfähigkeit

This word in other languages

skill(English)compétence(Français)competência(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fertigkeit"?
"Fertigkeit" is spelled F-E-R-T-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Fertigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Fertigkeit" means: (erworbene) Fähigkeit, etwas Bestimmtes zu können
How do you pronounce "Fertigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fertigkeit" is [ˈfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fertigkeit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fertigkeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fertighaus#56,116erkrankter#56,104entzückend#56,098gallischen#56,136

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list