Schnellheit
[ˈʃnɛlhaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Schnellheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Tempo, mit dem etwas geschieht, oftmals das schnelle Tempo; Schnelligkeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-schnellheit · Schnellheit · German
Schnellheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Schnellheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃnɛlhaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schnellheit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schnellheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃnɛlhaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Tempo, mit dem etwas geschieht, oftmals das schnelle Tempo; Schnelligkeit".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Schnellheit in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schnellheit, spelled S-C-H-N-E-L-L-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1das Tempo, mit dem etwas geschieht, oftmals das schnelle Tempo; Schnelligkeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schnellheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Denn wie man Pferde wegen ihrer Schnellheit leichte Springer nenne, so heisse auch Jene die Springerin wegen ihrer Schnellheit im Wagenlenken. (1831)
Synonyms
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.