despektierlich
German, adjective/despɛkˈtiːɐ̯lɪç/
despektierlich is spelled D-E-S-P-E-K-T-I-E-R-L-I-C-H (14 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 99,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Despektierlich is a German adjective meaning “disrespectful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ohne Respekt, mit einem gewissen Grad an Missachtung”.
What does despektierlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
disrespectful
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ohne Respekt, mit einem gewissen Grad an Missachtung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of despektierlich
- despektierlicher masculine nominative singular
- am despektierlichsten superlative
- despektierliche feminine nominative singular
- despektierliches neuter nominative singular
- despektierlichen genitive masculine singular
- despektierlichem dative masculine singular
- der despektierliche definite includes-article masculine
- die despektierliche definite feminine includes-article
- das despektierliche definite includes-article neuter
- die despektierlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des despektierlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der despektierlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem despektierlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce despektierlich?
- /despɛkˈtiːɐ̯lɪç/
- [despɛkˈtiːɐ̯lɪç]
- [dɛspɛkˈtiːɐ̯lɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to despektierlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is despektierlich in German?
despektierlich appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).