nachteilige

[ˈnaːxˌtaɪ̯lɪɡə]

/[ˈnaːxˌtaɪ̯lɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“nachteilige” is uncommon German (frequency #81,908 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,908
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachteilig

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachteilige · nachteilige · German

nachteilige · rank #81,908 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,908
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nachrichtente…

Nearest frequency peer: Nachrichtentechnik (-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 „nachteilige“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nachteilige
PropertyValue
Headwordnachteilige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnaːxˌtaɪ̯lɪɡə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#81,908
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nachteilige“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nachrichtentechnik“ (#81,907), „nachzustellen“ (#81,909), „nachgehakt“ (#81,906). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nachteilige“ bei #81,908. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nachteilige is uncommon German at frequency #81,908 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnaːxˌtaɪ̯lɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for nachteilige in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is nachteilige, spelled N-A-C-H-T-E-I-L-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachteilig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachteilig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachteilig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachteilig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachteilig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachteilig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachteilig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachteilig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachteilig

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 "nachteilige"?
"nachteilige" is spelled N-A-C-H-T-E-I-L-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːxˌtaɪ̯lɪɡə].
What does "nachteilige" mean?
As an adjective, "nachteilige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachteilig
How do you pronounce "nachteilige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nachteilige" is [ˈnaːxˌtaɪ̯lɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nachteilige" come from?
"nachteilige" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Narrenzunft#81,913Müsliriegel#81,902Nasenflügel#81,914Nebenbuhler#81,918

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list