Herabwürdigung

[hɛˈʁapˌvʏʁdɪɡʊŋ]

/[hɛˈʁapˌvʏʁdɪɡʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Herabwürdigung” is uncommon German (frequency #89,067 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,067
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geringschätzung der Leistung einer Person; Abwertung

Corpus desk

Index DE-herabwurdigung · Herabwürdigung · German

Herabwürdigung · rank #89,067 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,067
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH herabgestuft

Nearest frequency peer: herabgestuft (-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 „Herabwürdigung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Herabwürdigung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Herabwürdigung
PropertyValue
HeadwordHerabwürdigung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hɛˈʁapˌvʏʁdɪɡʊŋ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#89,067
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Herabwürdigung“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Herabwürdigungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „herabgestuft“ (#89,066), „herabzusetzen“ (#89,068), „Herbstmesse“ (#89,069). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Herabwürdigung“ bei #89,067. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Herabwürdigung is uncommon German at frequency #89,067 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hɛˈʁapˌvʏʁdɪɡʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Geringschätzung der Leistung einer Person; Abwertung".

Herabwürdigung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Herabwürdigung, spelled H-E-R-A-B-W-Ü-R-D-I-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geringschätzung der Leistung einer Person; Abwertung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Herabwürdigung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Er empfindet diese Behauptung als eine Herabwürdigung seiner Person.“
  2. „Die Herabwürdigung kommt dadurch ohne externe Verweise auf persönliche Merkmale, wie beispielsweise schlechte Kleidung, oder andere Verhaltensweisen des zahlungssäumigen Mitglieds aus.“

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Herabwürdigung"?
"Herabwürdigung" is spelled H-E-R-A-B-W-Ü-R-D-I-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁapˌvʏʁdɪɡʊŋ].
What does "Herabwürdigung" mean?
As a noun, "Herabwürdigung" means: Geringschätzung der Leistung einer Person; Abwertung
How do you pronounce "Herabwürdigung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Herabwürdigung" is [hɛˈʁapˌvʏʁdɪɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Herabwürdigung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Herabwürdigung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list