Geschick
German, noun/ɡəˈʃɪk/
Geschick is spelled G-E-S-C-H-I-C-K (8 letters) and appears 4.6 times per million words in written German, the 13,123rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geschick is a German neuter noun meaning “destiny, fate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fähigkeit”.
What does Geschick mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdestiny, fate
- 2
neuterthe political and economic situation or development; living conditions
noun
- 1
neuterdeftness, skill, ability
- 2
neuterorder
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fähigkeit 2. Schicksal
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 Geschick
- Geschickes genitive
- Geschicks genitive
- Geschicke plural
- Geschicken dative definite plural
- Geschik alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geschick?
- /ɡəˈʃɪk/
- [ɡəˈʃɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Geschick
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Geschick in German?
Geschick appears 4.6 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).