Schlagfertigkeit

[ˈʃlaːkˌfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʃlaːkˌfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlagfertigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #70,765 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,765
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fähigkeit, unmittelbar treffend/witzig zu reagieren

Key facts for Schlagfertigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlagfertigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaːkˌfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters16
Frequency rank#70,765
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schlagfertigkeit” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schlagfertigkeit lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlagfertigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #70,765 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaːkˌfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fähigkeit, unmittelbar treffend/witzig zu reagieren".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schlagfertigkeit in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schlagfertigkeit, spelled S-C-H-L-A-G-F-E-R-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fähigkeit, unmittelbar treffend/witzig zu reagieren

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 "Schlagfertigkeit"?
"Schlagfertigkeit" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-G-F-E-R-T-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaːkˌfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Schlagfertigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Schlagfertigkeit" means: Fähigkeit, unmittelbar treffend/witzig zu reagieren
How do you pronounce "Schlagfertigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlagfertigkeit" is [ˈʃlaːkˌfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlagfertigkeit" come from?
"Schlagfertigkeit" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Schlagfertigkeit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-L-A-G-F-E-R-T-I-G-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃlaːkˌfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list