naughty
[ˈnɔːti]
The verdict
“naughty” is an uncommon German word, ranked #80,723 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #80,723
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unartig, ungezogen, ungehörig, frech: zum schlechten Benehmen oder schlechten Handlungen geneigt sein
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | naughty |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈnɔːti] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #80,723 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “naughty” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for naughty is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnɔːti]. Corpus data places it at rank #80,723 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for naughty, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 naughty, spelled N-A-U-G-H-T-Y.
Definition
- 1unartig, ungezogen, ungehörig, frech: zum schlechten Benehmen oder schlechten Handlungen geneigt sein
- 2in zumeist milder Form sexuell anregende Verhaltensweise nach Art von [1]; unanständig
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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.
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Using “naughty”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-A-U-G-H-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnɔːti] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.