despektierlich
[despɛkˈtiːɐ̯lɪç]
The verdict
“despektierlich” is an uncommon German word, ranked #99,657 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #99,657
- frequency rank, German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ohne Respekt, mit einem gewissen Grad an Missachtung
| 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) |
Where “despektierlich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for despektierlich is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [despɛkˈtiːɐ̯lɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #99,657 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
Synonyms
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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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Using “despektierlich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-E-S-P-E-K-T-I-E-R-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [despɛkˈtiːɐ̯lɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.