Fingerfertigkeit
German, noun/ˈfɪŋɐˌfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯t/
Fingerfertigkeit is spelled F-I-N-G-E-R-F-E-R-T-I-G-K-E-I-T (16 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 99,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fingerfertigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “dexterity, skill with one's fingers, nimble fingers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(besondere) Geschicklichkeit, (schwierige) Arbeiten mit den Fingern und Händen machen zu können; sie ist…”.
What does Fingerfertigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedexterity, skill with one's fingers, nimble fingers
- 2
femininesleight of hand
- 3
femininevirtuosity
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (besondere) Geschicklichkeit, (schwierige) Arbeiten mit den Fingern und Händen machen zu können; sie ist relevant bei motorisch anspruchsvollen Aufgaben, wie Spielen eines Instruments oder Nähen
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 Fingerfertigkeit
- Fingerfertigkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fingerfertigkeit?
- /ˈfɪŋɐˌfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈfɪŋɐˌfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˈfɪŋɐˌfɛʁtɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fingerfertigkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fingerfertigkeit in German?
Fingerfertigkeit appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).