minderwertigen

[ˈmɪndɐˌveːɐ̯tɪɡn̩]

/[ˈmɪndɐˌveːɐ̯tɪɡn̩]/ adj

The verdict

“minderwertigen” is uncommon German (frequency #51,538 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,538
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs minderwertig

Corpus desk

Index DE-minderwertigen · minderwertigen · German

minderwertigen · rank #51,538 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,538
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mikrokosmos

Nearest frequency peer: Mikrokosmos (-2 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 „minderwertigen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for minderwertigen
PropertyValue
Headwordminderwertigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmɪndɐˌveːɐ̯tɪɡn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#51,538
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „minderwertigen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).minderwertigenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mikrokosmos“ (#51,536), „Mittelstands“ (#51,541), „Moderators“ (#51,542). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „minderwertigen“ bei #51,538. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

minderwertigen is uncommon German at frequency #51,538 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmɪndɐˌveːɐ̯tɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

minderwertigen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is minderwertigen, spelled M-I-N-D-E-R-W-E-R-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "minderwertigen"?
"minderwertigen" is spelled M-I-N-D-E-R-W-E-R-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪndɐˌveːɐ̯tɪɡn̩].
What does "minderwertigen" mean?
As an adjective, "minderwertigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs minderwertig
How do you pronounce "minderwertigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "minderwertigen" is [ˈmɪndɐˌveːɐ̯tɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "minderwertigen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "minderwertigen", 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