Geschwindigkeit
\ɡəˈʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t\
The verdict
“Geschwindigkeit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vitesse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-geschwindigkeit · Geschwindigkeit · French
Geschwindigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Geschwindigkeit |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡəˈʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Geschwindigkeit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡəˈʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Geschwindigkeit, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 Geschwindigkeit, spelled G-E-S-C-H-W-I-N-D-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Vitesse.
- 2Vitesse, hâte.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Geschwindigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Meine Geschwindigkeit beträgt 6 km/h.
Auf der Jagd nach Insekten fliegt der Große Abendsegler (Nyctalus noctula) mit erstaunlicher Geschwindigkeit über Baumwipfel hinweg.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.