Minderwertigkeit

[ˈmɪndɐˌveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈmɪndɐˌveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Minderwertigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #91,952 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,952
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Eigenschaft, weniger wert, von geringer Qualität oder niederer Stellung zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-minderwertigkeit · Minderwertigkeit · German

Minderwertigkeit · rank #91,952 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,952
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH minderwertiges

Nearest frequency peer: minderwertiges (-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 „Minderwertigkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Minderwertigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordMinderwertigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪndɐˌveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters16
Frequency rank#91,952
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Minderwertigkeit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Minderwertigkeitfällt 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: „minderwertiges“ (#91,951), „Minderheitenschutz“ (#91,950), „missbrauche“ (#91,954). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Minderwertigkeit“ bei #91,952. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Minderwertigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #91,952 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɪndɐˌveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Eigenschaft, weniger wert, von geringer Qualität oder niederer Stellung zu sein".

Minderwertigkeit has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 Minderwertigkeit, spelled M-I-N-D-E-R-W-E-R-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Eigenschaft, weniger wert, von geringer Qualität oder niederer Stellung zu sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sowohl im Christentum als auch im Islam wurde Frauen eine Minderwertigkeit gegenüber den Männern unterstellt.

This word in other languages

inferiority(English)

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 "Minderwertigkeit"?
"Minderwertigkeit" is spelled M-I-N-D-E-R-W-E-R-T-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪndɐˌveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Minderwertigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Minderwertigkeit" means: die Eigenschaft, weniger wert, von geringer Qualität oder niederer Stellung zu sein
How do you pronounce "Minderwertigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Minderwertigkeit" is [ˈmɪndɐˌveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Minderwertigkeit" come from?
"Minderwertigkeit" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

niedergelassener#92,011lebensnotwendige#91,878Kraftanstrengung#91,838Polizeieinsatzes#92,072

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list