Schwierigkeit

\ʃviːʁɪçkaɪ̯t\

/\ʃviːʁɪçkaɪ̯t\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Difficulté, mal.

Corpus desk

Index FR-schwierigkeit · Schwierigkeit · French

Schwierigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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 Schwierigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwierigkeit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃviːʁɪçkaɪ̯t\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Schwierigkeit » en français

Schwierigkeitreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Schwierigkeit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃviːʁɪçkaɪ̯t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Difficulté, mal.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schwierigkeit, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Schwierigkeit, spelled S-C-H-W-I-E-R-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Difficulté, mal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. in Schwierigkeiten geraten
  2. Schwierigkeiten bekommen

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 "Schwierigkeit"?
"Schwierigkeit" is spelled S-C-H-W-I-E-R-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃviːʁɪçkaɪ̯t\.
What does "Schwierigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Schwierigkeit" means: Difficulté, mal.
How do you pronounce "Schwierigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwierigkeit" is \ʃviːʁɪçkaɪ̯t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwierigkeit" come from?
"Schwierigkeit" is a French 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list