nichtsnutzig
[ˈnɪçt͡snʊt͡sɪç]
The verdict
“nichtsnutzig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu nichts brauchbar sein, für nichts zu gebrauchen sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-nichtsnutzig · nichtsnutzig · German
nichtsnutzig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | nichtsnutzig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈnɪçt͡snʊt͡sɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nichtsnutzig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nichtsnutzig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnɪçt͡snʊt͡sɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zu nichts brauchbar sein, für nichts zu gebrauchen sein".
No generated misspelling entries exist for nichtsnutzig in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is nichtsnutzig, spelled N-I-C-H-T-S-N-U-T-Z-I-G.
Definition
- 1zu nichts brauchbar sein, für nichts zu gebrauchen sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nichtsnutzig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das ist ein nichtsnutziger Junge.
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.