Geschicklichkeit

Name: Geschicklichkeit, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɡəˈʃɪklɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ɡəˈʃɪklɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Geschicklichkeit” has 26 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,600. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,600
frequency rank, German: 5,117
“G” headwords: 26
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Fähigkeit, eine Sache schnell und ohne großen Aufwand zu erledigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschicklichkeit · Geschicklichkeit · German

Geschicklichkeit · rank #29,600 · 26 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #29,600
LEN-MEGA 16 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 26 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,117
PHOTO-FINISH genehmigten

Nearest frequency peer: genehmigten (-1 rank slots)

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.

gemieden

70,404
genaueren

70,403
genehmigten

70,402
Geschicklic…

70,401
geschlossen…

70,400
geschrumpft

70,399

What this shows „Geschicklichkeit“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for Geschicklichkeit
Property	Value
Headword	Geschicklichkeit
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ɡəˈʃɪklɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters	16
Frequency rank	#29,600
Misspellings tracked	26
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Geschicklichkeit“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Geschicklichkeitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#29,600

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „genehmigten“ (#29,599), „geschlossenes“ (#29,601), „genaueren“ (#29,598). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geschicklichkeit“ bei #29,600. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 26 spelling variants around Geschicklichkeit (IPA [ɡəˈʃɪklɪçkaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,600 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Fähigkeit, eine Sache schnell und ohne großen Aufwand zu erledigen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 26 likely wrong-spelling variants for Geschicklichkeit, with forms such as "egschicklichkeit", "gecshicklichkeit", and "gescchicklichkeit". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Geschicklichkeit, spelled G-E-S-C-H-I-C-K-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.

Definition

1
die Fähigkeit, eine Sache schnell und ohne großen Aufwand zu erledigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Ständig den Hammer fallen zu lassen, zeugt nicht von hoher Geschicklichkeit.
„Eines Tages sah Mr. Marchinton mich fast ganz oben am Flaggenknopf des Großmastes, und nachdem er mir befohlen hatte, herunterzukommen, erhielt ich für meine Geschicklichkeit und Unternehmungslust eine ordentliche Tracht Prügel.“

Synonyms

Geschick Fingerfertigkeit

Antonyms

Ungeschicklichkeit

This word in other languages

dexterity(English)habilidad(Español)habileté(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

egschicklichkeit
gecshicklichkeit
gescchicklichkeit
geschciklichkeit
geschhicklichkeit
geschiccklichkeit
geschickilchkeit
geschickklichkeit
geschicklcihkeit
geschicklicchkeit
geschicklichekit
geschicklichhkeit
geschicklichkeitt
geschicklichketi
geschicklichkiet
geschicklichkkeit
geschicklickheit
geschicklihckeit
geschickllichkeit
geschiclkichkeit
geschikclichkeit
gescihcklichkeit
geshcicklichkeit
gesschicklichkeit
ggeschicklichkeit
gsechicklichkeit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Geschicklichkeit - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Geschicklichkeit"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Geschicklichkeit"?

"Geschicklichkeit" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-I-C-K-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃɪklɪçkaɪ̯t].

What does "Geschicklichkeit" mean?

As a noun, "Geschicklichkeit" means: die Fähigkeit, eine Sache schnell und ohne großen Aufwand zu erledigen

What are common misspellings of "Geschicklichkeit"?

Common misspellings include "egschicklichkeit", "gecshicklichkeit", "gescchicklichkeit", "geschciklichkeit", "geschhicklichkeit". The correct spelling is "Geschicklichkeit".

How do you pronounce "Geschicklichkeit"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geschicklichkeit" is [ɡəˈʃɪklɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Geschicklichkeit" come from?

"Geschicklichkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Geschicklichkeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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