Polyglot Dictionary

Schwierigkeit

/ˈʃviːʁɪçkaɪ̯t/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Schwierigkeiten

Meaning

  1. difficulty

    Built from schwierig (difficult) + the abstract-noun suffix -keit.

    • Er hatte Schwierigkeiten mit der Aufgabe.

      He had difficulties with the task.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Ärger

Schwierigkeit is a difficulty, an obstacle in the way; Ärger is trouble in the broader sense, which also means anger/annoyance.

Similar in other languages

French

difficulté

difficulté is the French word for the same thing — both mean "difficulty."

Portuguese

dificuldade

dificuldade is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "difficulty."

Practice

1 What does Schwierigkeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hatte ___ mit der Aufgabe.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schwierigkeit?

nouncompound

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