Minderwertigkeitskomplex

[ˈmɪndɐveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t͡skɔmˌplɛks]

/[ˈmɪndɐveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t͡skɔmˌplɛks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Minderwertigkeitskomplex” is uncommon German (frequency #89,297 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,297
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu einem Komplex gesteigertes Gefühl einer besonders großen Unterlegenheit gegenüber anderen Menschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-minderwertigkeitskomplex · Minderwertigkeitskomplex · German

Minderwertigkeitskomplex · rank #89,297 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,297
  • LEN-MEGA 24 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mildem

Nearest frequency peer: mildem (-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 „Minderwertigkeitskomplex“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Minderwertigkeitskomplex
PropertyValue
HeadwordMinderwertigkeitskomplex
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪndɐveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t͡skɔmˌplɛks]
Letters24
Frequency rank#89,297
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Minderwertigkeitskomplex“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Minderwertigkeitskomplexfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mildem“ (#89,296), „Mineralquellen“ (#89,298), „minimales“ (#89,299). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Minderwertigkeitskomplex“ bei #89,297. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Minderwertigkeitskomplex is uncommon German at frequency #89,297 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɪndɐveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t͡skɔmˌplɛks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zu einem Komplex gesteigertes Gefühl einer besonders großen Unterlegenheit gegenüber anderen Menschen".

Minderwertigkeitskomplex doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Minderwertigkeitskomplex, spelled M-I-N-D-E-R-W-E-R-T-I-G-K-E-I-T-S-K-O-M-P-L-E-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu einem Komplex gesteigertes Gefühl einer besonders großen Unterlegenheit gegenüber anderen Menschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Minderwertigkeitskomplexe führen zu viel Leid.
  2. „Das kommt von den Minderwertigkeitskomplexen den Sternen gegenüber.“

This word in other languages

inferiority complex(English)complejo de inferioridad(Español)complexe d’infériorité(Français)

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 "Minderwertigkeitskomplex"?
"Minderwertigkeitskomplex" is spelled M-I-N-D-E-R-W-E-R-T-I-G-K-E-I-T-S-K-O-M-P-L-E-X. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪndɐveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t͡skɔmˌplɛks].
What does "Minderwertigkeitskomplex" mean?
As a noun, "Minderwertigkeitskomplex" means: zu einem Komplex gesteigertes Gefühl einer besonders großen Unterlegenheit gegenüber anderen Menschen
How do you pronounce "Minderwertigkeitskomplex"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Minderwertigkeitskomplex" is [ˈmɪndɐveːɐ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t͡skɔmˌplɛks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Minderwertigkeitskomplex" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 24 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list