asinine
[ˈæsɪˌnaɪn]
The verdict
“asinine” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - extrem dumm, extrem idiotisch, dämlich; töricht
Corpus desk
Index DE-asinine · asinine · German
asinine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | asinine |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈæsɪˌnaɪn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „asinine“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
asinine is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈæsɪˌnaɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "extrem dumm, extrem idiotisch, dämlich; töricht".
Zero misspellings are on record for asinine in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is asinine, spelled A-S-I-N-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1extrem dumm, extrem idiotisch, dämlich; töricht
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.