desinteressiert

[ˈdɛsʔɪntəʁɛsiːɐ̯t]

/[ˈdɛsʔɪntəʁɛsiːɐ̯t]/ adj

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The verdict

“desinteressiert” is uncommon German (frequency #60,471 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,471
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht geistig aufgeschlossen

Corpus desk

Index DE-desinteressiert · desinteressiert · German

desinteressiert · rank #60,471 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,471
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH denim

Nearest frequency peer: denim (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „desinteressiert“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „desinteressiert“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for desinteressiert
PropertyValue
Headworddesinteressiert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdɛsʔɪntəʁɛsiːɐ̯t]
Letters15
Frequency rank#60,471
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „desinteressiert“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).desinteressiertfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „denim“ (#60,470), „Dettingen“ (#60,472), „Delegierter“ (#60,469). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „desinteressiert“ bei #60,471. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desinteressiert is uncommon German at frequency #60,471 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdɛsʔɪntəʁɛsiːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht geistig aufgeschlossen".

desinteressiert has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is desinteressiert, spelled D-E-S-I-N-T-E-R-E-S-S-I-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht geistig aufgeschlossen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "Aber auch von Marschall zog einen Erkenntnisgewinn aus dem Projekttag: "Die Schüler sind überhaupt nicht desinteressiert, wie oft behauptet wird. ""

Synonyms

interesselosgleichgültiguninteressiertindifferent

Antonyms

interessiert

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desinteressiert"?
"desinteressiert" is spelled D-E-S-I-N-T-E-R-E-S-S-I-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɛsʔɪntəʁɛsiːɐ̯t].
What does "desinteressiert" mean?
As an adjective, "desinteressiert" means: nicht geistig aufgeschlossen
How do you pronounce "desinteressiert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desinteressiert" is [ˈdɛsʔɪntəʁɛsiːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desinteressiert" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "desinteressiert", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list