Geschäftigkeit
German, noun/ɡəˈʃɛftɪçkaɪ̯t/
Geschäftigkeit is spelled G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T-I-G-K-E-I-T (14 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 130,853rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geschäftigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “eager activity, bustle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das eifrige und emsige Handeln”.
What does Geschäftigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineeager activity, bustle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das eifrige und emsige Handeln
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 Geschäftigkeit
- Geschäftigkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geschäftigkeit?
- /ɡəˈʃɛftɪçkaɪ̯t/
- [ɡəˈʃɛftɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ɡəˈʃɛftɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Geschäftigkeit in German?
Geschäftigkeit appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).