Zungenfertigkeit
[ˈt͡sʊŋənˌfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Zungenfertigkeit” 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, sicher und geschickt zu reden
Corpus desk
Index DE-zungenfertigkeit · Zungenfertigkeit · German
Zungenfertigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | Zungenfertigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sʊŋənˌfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zungenfertigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zungenfertigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sʊŋənˌfɛʁtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fähigkeit, sicher und geschickt zu reden".
Zungenfertigkeit has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zungenfertigkeit, spelled Z-U-N-G-E-N-F-E-R-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Fähigkeit, sicher und geschickt zu reden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zungenfertigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wer weiß, wie viele Männer schon in blühenden Jahren durch die Zungenfertigkeit ihrer Gattin dahingerafft wurden, wie viele Überlebende noch zu retten sind?“
„Mit aller ihm zu Gebote stehenden Zungenfertigkeit suchte er ihr einzureden, daß mit fünf Tagen Beschlagnahme ihr Besitzanteil an seiner Person, um den sie sich seitens der Nichten bemogelt gefühlt hatte, nunmehr eingeholt und wettgemacht sei.“
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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.