Findigkeit

[ˈfɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈfɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Findigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Eigenschaft, findig zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-findigkeit · Findigkeit · German

Findigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" 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.

Key facts for Findigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordFindigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Findigkeit“ im Deutschen

Findigkeitliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Findigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Eigenschaft, findig zu sein".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Findigkeit, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Findigkeit, spelled F-I-N-D-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Eigenschaft, findig zu sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Am meisten faszinierte ihn die Findigkeit der Arbeiter beim Diebstahl.“
  2. „Das alles soll in diesem kurzen Strich stecken, auch der für seine Tüchtigkeit, seine Findigkeit und Fertigkeit gerühmte Fischer, dem vor keinem Wetter bange war, der zu viel trank, zugleich aber über einen unstillbaren Wissensdurst verfügte.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Findigkeit"?
"Findigkeit" is spelled F-I-N-D-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɪndɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Findigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Findigkeit" means: die Eigenschaft, findig zu sein
How do you pronounce "Findigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Findigkeit" is [ˈfɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Findigkeit" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list