dürftigen

[ˈdʏʁftɪɡn̩]

/[ˈdʏʁftɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“dürftigen” is uncommon German (frequency #67,139 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,139
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dürftig

Key facts for dürftigen
PropertyValue
Headworddürftigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʏʁftɪɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#67,139
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dürftigen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dürftigen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dürftigen is uncommon German at frequency #67,139 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdʏʁftɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

dürftigen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is dürftigen, spelled D-Ü-R-F-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dürftig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dürftig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dürftig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dürftig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dürftig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dürftig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dürftig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dürftig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dürftig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dürftig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dürftig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dürftig

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 "dürftigen"?
"dürftigen" is spelled D-Ü-R-F-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʏʁftɪɡn̩].
What does "dürftigen" mean?
As an adjective, "dürftigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dürftig
How do you pronounce "dürftigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dürftigen" is [ˈdʏʁftɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dürftigen" come from?
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Using “dürftigen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-Ü-R-F-T-I-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdʏʁftɪɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list