inte fy skam

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The verdict

“inte fy skam” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — nicht schlecht; nicht zu verachten; nicht von schlechten Eltern; „nicht pfui Scham“

Key facts for inte fy skam
PropertyValue
Headwordinte fy skam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[…]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “inte fy skam” sits in German frequency

inte fy skam falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for inte fy skam is 12 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nicht schlecht; nicht zu verachten; nicht von schlechten Eltern; „nicht pfui Scham“".

No misspelling variants are generated for inte fy skam in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is inte fy skam, spelled I-N-T-E- -F-Y- -S-K-A-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht schlecht; nicht zu verachten; nicht von schlechten Eltern; „nicht pfui Scham“

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inte fy skam"?
"inte fy skam" is spelled I-N-T-E- -F-Y- -S-K-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "inte fy skam" mean?
As a phrase, "inte fy skam" means: nicht schlecht; nicht zu verachten; nicht von schlechten Eltern; „nicht pfui Scham“
How do you pronounce "inte fy skam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inte fy skam" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inte fy skam" come from?
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Using “inte fy skam”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is I-N-T-E- -F-Y- -S-K-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (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.

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

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