keinen Groschen wert sein

[ˌkaɪ̯nən ˈɡʁɔʃn̩ ˌveːɐ̯t zaɪ̯n]

/[ˌkaɪ̯nən ˈɡʁɔʃn̩ ˌveːɐ̯t zaɪ̯n]/ phrase

The verdict

“keinen Groschen wert sein” 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
25
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — keinen Wert besitzend

Key facts for keinen Groschen wert sein
PropertyValue
Headwordkeinen Groschen wert sein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˌkaɪ̯nən ˈɡʁɔʃn̩ ˌveːɐ̯t zaɪ̯n]
Letters25
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “keinen Groschen wert sein” sits in German frequency

keinen Groschen wert sein 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 keinen Groschen wert sein is 25 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌkaɪ̯nən ˈɡʁɔʃn̩ ˌveːɐ̯t zaɪ̯n]. 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: "keinen Wert besitzend".

No misspelling variants are generated for keinen Groschen wert sein 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 keinen Groschen wert sein, spelled K-E-I-N-E-N- -G-R-O-S-C-H-E-N- -W-E-R-T- -S-E-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    keinen Wert besitzend

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 "keinen Groschen wert sein"?
"keinen Groschen wert sein" is spelled K-E-I-N-E-N- -G-R-O-S-C-H-E-N- -W-E-R-T- -S-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkaɪ̯nən ˈɡʁɔʃn̩ ˌveːɐ̯t zaɪ̯n].
What does "keinen Groschen wert sein" mean?
As a phrase, "keinen Groschen wert sein" means: keinen Wert besitzend
How do you pronounce "keinen Groschen wert sein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "keinen Groschen wert sein" is [ˌkaɪ̯nən ˈɡʁɔʃn̩ ˌveːɐ̯t zaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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"keinen Groschen wert sein" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “keinen Groschen wert sein”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-E-I-N-E-N- -G-R-O-S-C-H-E-N- -W-E-R-T- -S-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌkaɪ̯nən ˈɡʁɔʃn̩ ˌveːɐ̯t zaɪ̯n] (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

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