Spitzenleistung

[ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ˌlaɪ̯stʊŋ]

/[ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ˌlaɪ̯stʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Spitzenleistung” is uncommon German (frequency #77,347 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,347
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handlung oder Ergebnis, die besonders geschätzt, gewürdigt, gelobt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-spitzenleistung · Spitzenleistung · German

Spitzenleistung · rank #77,347 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,347
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH spirits

Nearest frequency peer: spirits (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Spitzenleistung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Spitzenleistung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spitzenleistung
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpitzenleistung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ˌlaɪ̯stʊŋ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#77,347
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spitzenleistung“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Spitzenleistungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „spirits“ (#77,346), „Spinnennetz“ (#77,345), „spor“ (#77,349). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spitzenleistung“ bei #77,347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spitzenleistung is uncommon German at frequency #77,347 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ˌlaɪ̯stʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Handlung oder Ergebnis, die besonders geschätzt, gewürdigt, gelobt werden".

Spitzenleistung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Spitzenleistung, spelled S-P-I-T-Z-E-N-L-E-I-S-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handlung oder Ergebnis, die besonders geschätzt, gewürdigt, gelobt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Spitzenleistung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Nach dieser Spitzenleistung wurde unsere kleine Elterngemeinschaft panisch.“

Synonyms

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 "Spitzenleistung"?
"Spitzenleistung" is spelled S-P-I-T-Z-E-N-L-E-I-S-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ˌlaɪ̯stʊŋ].
What does "Spitzenleistung" mean?
As a noun, "Spitzenleistung" means: Handlung oder Ergebnis, die besonders geschätzt, gewürdigt, gelobt werden
How do you pronounce "Spitzenleistung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spitzenleistung" is [ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ˌlaɪ̯stʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spitzenleistung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Spitzenleistung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list