Urteilsfähigkeit

[ˈʊʁtaɪ̯lsˌfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʊʁtaɪ̯lsˌfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Urteilsfähigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fähigkeit, etwas zu beurteilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-urteilsfahigkeit · Urteilsfähigkeit · German

Urteilsfähigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" 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.

Key facts for Urteilsfähigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordUrteilsfähigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊʁtaɪ̯lsˌfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Urteilsfähigkeit“ im Deutschen

Urteilsfähigkeitschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Urteilsfähigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊʁtaɪ̯lsˌfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fähigkeit, etwas zu beurteilen".

Urteilsfähigkeit has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Urteilsfähigkeit, spelled U-R-T-E-I-L-S-F-Ä-H-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fähigkeit, etwas zu beurteilen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Man definiert ihn als ein beonderes Unterscheidungsvermögen, als eine schnelle Urteilsfähigkeit, als die Gabe, gewisse Zusammenhänge gesondert zu betrachten.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Urteilsfähigkeit"?
"Urteilsfähigkeit" is spelled U-R-T-E-I-L-S-F-Ä-H-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊʁtaɪ̯lsˌfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Urteilsfähigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Urteilsfähigkeit" means: Fähigkeit, etwas zu beurteilen
How do you pronounce "Urteilsfähigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Urteilsfähigkeit" is [ˈʊʁtaɪ̯lsˌfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Urteilsfähigkeit" come from?
"Urteilsfähigkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list