Suffizienz
[zʊfiˈt͡si̯ɛnt͡s]
The verdict
“Suffizienz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zulänglichkeit, Hinlänglichkeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-suffizienz · Suffizienz · German
Suffizienz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Suffizienz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zʊfiˈt͡si̯ɛnt͡s] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Suffizienz” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Suffizienz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zʊfiˈt͡si̯ɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Suffizienz in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Suffizienz, spelled S-U-F-F-I-Z-I-E-N-Z.
Definition
- 1Zulänglichkeit, Hinlänglichkeit
- 2ausreichende Funktionstüchtigkeit, Leistungsfähigkeit eines Organs
- 3das Bemühen um einen möglichst geringen Rohstoff- und Energieverbrauch
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Suffizienz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es braucht ein zweites Konzept, um die Erderwärmung zu stoppen: Suffizienz. Das meint die Absicht, absolut und nicht nur relativ weniger Rohstoffe zu verbrauchen.“
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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.
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