nichtssagende

[ˈnɪçt͡sˌzaːɡn̩də]

/[ˈnɪçt͡sˌzaːɡn̩də]/ adj

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The verdict

“nichtssagende” is uncommon German (frequency #97,448 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,448
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nichtssagend

Corpus desk

Index DE-nichtssagende · nichtssagende · German

nichtssagende · rank #97,448 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,448
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 26,919
  • PHOTO-FINISH neurotische

Nearest frequency peer: neurotische (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “nichtssagende”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “nichtssagende” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for nichtssagende
PropertyValue
Headwordnichtssagende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnɪçt͡sˌzaːɡn̩də]
Letters13
Frequency rank#97,448
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nichtssagende” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). nichtssagende lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nichtssagende is uncommon German at frequency #97,448 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnɪçt͡sˌzaːɡn̩də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nichtssagende, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is nichtssagende, spelled N-I-C-H-T-S-S-A-G-E-N-D-E.

Definition

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

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nichtssagende"?
"nichtssagende" is spelled N-I-C-H-T-S-S-A-G-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɪçt͡sˌzaːɡn̩də].
What does "nichtssagende" mean?
As an adjective, "nichtssagende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nichtssagend
How do you pronounce "nichtssagende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nichtssagende" is [ˈnɪçt͡sˌzaːɡn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nichtssagende" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nonnenkloster#97,456nachfolgendem#97,430ostasiatische#97,479Paläontologen#97,489
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list