Geschicklichkeit
German, noun/ɡəˈʃɪklɪçkaɪ̯t/
Geschicklichkeit is spelled G-E-S-C-H-I-C-K-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T (16 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,531st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geschicklichkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “dexterity (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Fähigkeit, eine Sache schnell und ohne großen Aufwand zu erledigen”.
What does Geschicklichkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedexterity (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Fähigkeit, eine Sache schnell und ohne großen Aufwand zu erledigen
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 Geschicklichkeit
- Geschicklichkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geschicklichkeit?
- /ɡəˈʃɪklɪçkaɪ̯t/
- [ɡəˈʃɪklɪçkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Geschicklichkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Geschicklichkeit in German?
Geschicklichkeit appears 1.5 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).