Minorität
[minoʁiˈtɛːt]
The verdict
“Minorität” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geringerer Teil einer abstimmenden Gruppe, die sich für oder gegen eine Option entscheidet
Corpus desk
Index DE-minoritat · Minorität · German
Minorität · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Minorität |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [minoʁiˈtɛːt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Minorität“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Minorität is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [minoʁiˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geringerer Teil einer abstimmenden Gruppe, die sich für oder gegen eine Option entscheidet".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Minorität, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Minorität, spelled M-I-N-O-R-I-T-Ä-T.
Definition
- 1geringerer Teil einer abstimmenden Gruppe, die sich für oder gegen eine Option entscheidet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Minorität appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Majorität gewinnt die Abstimmung, die Minorität verliert sie.
Als es freilich zur Abstimmung kam, wurde ihre winzige Minorität sichtbar.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.