despektierlich
[despɛkˈtiːɐ̯lɪç]
The verdict
“despektierlich” is uncommon German (frequency #99,657 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,657
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Respekt, mit einem gewissen Grad an Missachtung
Corpus desk
Index DE-despektierlich · despektierlich · German
despektierlich · rank #99,657 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,657
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH Deodorant
Nearest frequency peer: Deodorant (-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 „despektierlich“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- define
define
347 corpus weight
- dehnbarer
dehnbarer
346 corpus weight
- Deodorant
Deodorant
345 corpus weight
- despektierl…
despektierlich
344 corpus weight
- Destillat
Destillat
343 corpus weight
- diamantene
diamantene
340 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „despektierlich“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | despektierlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [despɛkˈtiːɐ̯lɪç] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #99,657 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „despektierlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
despektierlich is uncommon German at frequency #99,657 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [despɛkˈtiːɐ̯lɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Respekt, mit einem gewissen Grad an Missachtung".
No generated misspelling entries exist for despektierlich in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is despektierlich, spelled D-E-S-P-E-K-T-I-E-R-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1ohne Respekt, mit einem gewissen Grad an Missachtung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how despektierlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hat in despektierlicher Weise über mich gesprochen.
„Für einen Großteil der Franzosen bleibt das Recht, sich auch despektierlich über Religionen äußern zu können, ein hohes Gut.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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