Schnelligkeit
German, noun/ˈʃnɛlɪçˌkaɪ̯t/
Schnelligkeit is spelled S-C-H-N-E-L-L-I-G-K-E-I-T (13 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written German, the 15,856th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schnelligkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “speed, velocity, rapidness, quickness (state/degree of moving or proceeding fast)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fähigkeit, Entfernungen schnell zurückzulegen oder Dinge schnell zu bewältigen”.
What does Schnelligkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespeed, velocity, rapidness, quickness (state/degree of moving or proceeding fast)
Die Schnelligkeit der Lieferung hat mich überrascht.
- 2
femininespeed, the ability to move, especially run, fast
Er muss noch an seiner Schnelligkeit arbeiten.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fähigkeit, Entfernungen schnell zurückzulegen oder Dinge schnell zu bewältigen
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 Schnelligkeit
- Schnelligkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schnelligkeit?
- /ˈʃnɛlɪçˌkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈʃnɛlɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˈʃnɛlɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schnelligkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schnelligkeit in German?
Schnelligkeit appears 3.5 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).