Schwierigkeit
German, noun/ˈʃviːʁɪçkaɪ̯t/
Schwierigkeit is spelled S-C-H-W-I-E-R-I-G-K-E-I-T (13 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written German, the 13,339th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwierigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “difficulty, problem” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Aufgabe, Eigenschaft, Lage oder Situation, die Ärger machen oder ein Problem darstellen”.
What does Schwierigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedifficulty, problem
- 2
femininetrouble, difficulty, hardships, complications (NOTE: when in the plural, this word can retain a singular English abstract meaning)
in Schwierigkeiten
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Aufgabe, Eigenschaft, Lage oder Situation, die Ärger machen oder ein Problem darstellen
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 Schwierigkeit
- Schwierigkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwierigkeit?
- /ˈʃviːʁɪçkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈʃviːʁɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˈʃviːʁɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schwierigkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schwierigkeit in German?
Schwierigkeit appears 4.5 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).