Nepotismus
[nepoˈtɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Nepotismus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vetternwirtschaft, ungerechtfertigte Begünstigung von Verwandten (z. B. bei Stellenbesetzungen)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nepotismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [nepoˈtɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nepotismus” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Nepotismus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [nepoˈtɪsmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vetternwirtschaft, ungerechtfertigte Begünstigung von Verwandten (z. B. bei Stellenbesetzungen)".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Nepotismus, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Nepotismus, spelled N-E-P-O-T-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Vetternwirtschaft, ungerechtfertigte Begünstigung von Verwandten (z. B. bei Stellenbesetzungen)
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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.
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Using “Nepotismus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-E-P-O-T-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [nepoˈtɪsmʊs] (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.