Menschenverachtung
[ˈmɛnʃn̩fɛɐ̯ˌʔaxtʊŋ]
The verdict
“Menschenverachtung” is uncommon German (frequency #57,231 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,231
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einstellung, Menschen geringzuschätzen/zu verachten
Corpus desk
Index DE-menschenverachtung · Menschenverachtung · German
Menschenverachtung · rank #57,231 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,231
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Menschenopfer
Nearest frequency peer: Menschenopfer (-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 „Menschenverachtung“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Manövern
Manövern
42,775 corpus weight
- Marne
Marne
42,774 corpus weight
- Menschenopf…
Menschenopfer
42,771 corpus weight
- Menschenver…
Menschenverachtung
42,770 corpus weight
- Menschsein
Menschsein
42,769 corpus weight
- mention
mention
42,768 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Menschenverachtung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Menschenverachtung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɛnʃn̩fɛɐ̯ˌʔaxtʊŋ] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Frequency rank | #57,231 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Menschenverachtung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Menschenverachtung is uncommon German at frequency #57,231 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛnʃn̩fɛɐ̯ˌʔaxtʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einstellung, Menschen geringzuschätzen/zu verachten".
Menschenverachtung has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Menschenverachtung, spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N-V-E-R-A-C-H-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Einstellung, Menschen geringzuschätzen/zu verachten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Menschenverachtung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Unangenehm empfand er auch noch Speranskijs allzu grosse Menschenverachtung und die allzu grosse Mannigfaltigkeit der dialektischen Kunstgriffe, mit denen er seine Auffassungen stützte und zu beweisen suchte.“
„Die Durchschnittslebemänner sind immer Dandys, sei es im bestickten Rock des Hofmanns, sei es in der Soutane des Abbé; die stärkeren und kälteren Begabungen entwickeln sich zum Roué großen Stils, der an Menschenverachtung und Grausamkeit der Auffassung nicht mehr übertroffen werden kann.“
Synonyms
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.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 18 letters (nearest by frequency rank).