Schicklichkeit
[ˈʃɪklɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Schicklichkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angemessenheit zur Situation
Corpus desk
Index DE-schicklichkeit · Schicklichkeit · German
Schicklichkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schicklichkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɪklɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schicklichkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schicklichkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɪklɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angemessenheit zur Situation".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schicklichkeit, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schicklichkeit, spelled S-C-H-I-C-K-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Angemessenheit zur Situation
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schicklichkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Also war sie bei offiziellen Anlässen stets von vortrefflicher Schicklichkeit.
„Der Schicklichkeit halber blickte die Contessa ihren Gatten an, und dieser sagte sogleich, er sei bereit und einverstanden, selbst wenn ich mir vorgenommen hätte, die ganze Familie zu entführen.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.