Tüchtigkeit

[ˈtʏçtɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈtʏçtɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tüchtigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #91,013 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,013
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, tüchtig zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-tuchtigkeit · Tüchtigkeit · German

Tüchtigkeit · rank #91,013 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,013
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH törichte

Nearest frequency peer: törichte (-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 „Tüchtigkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tüchtigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordTüchtigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʏçtɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#91,013
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tüchtigkeit“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Tüchtigkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „törichte“ (#91,012), „Türgriff“ (#91,014), „tätowierten“ (#91,011). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tüchtigkeit“ bei #91,013. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tüchtigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #91,013 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʏçtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft, tüchtig zu sein".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Tüchtigkeit in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Tüchtigkeit, spelled T-Ü-C-H-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft, tüchtig zu sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die deutsche Tüchtigkeit und das deutsche Achselzucken über zuviel Tüchtigkeit haben Tradition.“
  2. „Sigrún ist die Tüchtigkeit selbst.“

Antonyms

Untüchtigkeit

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 "Tüchtigkeit"?
"Tüchtigkeit" is spelled T-Ü-C-H-T-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʏçtɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Tüchtigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Tüchtigkeit" means: Eigenschaft, tüchtig zu sein
How do you pronounce "Tüchtigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tüchtigkeit" is [ˈtʏçtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tüchtigkeit" come from?
"Tüchtigkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tätowierten#91,011Umzugswagen#91,022ungerechter#91,030unrichtiger#91,033

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list