geschickt
\ɡə.ˈʃɪkt\
The verdict
“geschickt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Habile, adroit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-geschickt · geschickt · French
geschickt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | geschickt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡə.ˈʃɪkt\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
geschickt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡə.ˈʃɪkt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Habile, adroit.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for geschickt in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is geschickt, spelled G-E-S-C-H-I-C-K-T.
Definition
- 1Habile, adroit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how geschickt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als geschickter Elektriker wurde er vom NKWD rekrutiert, der in allen Bereichen die besten Elemente auswählt, (...)
Sie vertäuten das Boot, und während Bonpland Pflanzen sammelte, machte Humboldt einen Spaziergang. (...) Er löste Blüten von Sträuchern, brach einem besonders schönen Falter mit geschicktem Griff den Rücken und legte ihn liebevoll in seine Botanisiertrommel.
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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.