disadvantage
[ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪd͡ʒ]
The verdict
“disadvantage” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nachteil, Schattenseite
Corpus desk
Index DE-disadvantage · disadvantage · German
disadvantage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | disadvantage |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪd͡ʒ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „disadvantage“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
disadvantage is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪd͡ʒ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
disadvantage doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is disadvantage, spelled D-I-S-A-D-V-A-N-T-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Nachteil, Schattenseite
- 2Benachteiligung
- 3Wermutstropfen
Antonyms
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.