Nichtstuer
[ˈnɪçt͡sˌtuːɐ]
The verdict
“Nichtstuer” 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 September 3, 2026) - Person, die nichts tut, keiner sinnvollen Beschäftigung nachgeht
Corpus desk
Index DE-nichtstuer · Nichtstuer · German
Nichtstuer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Nichtstuer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnɪçt͡sˌtuːɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nichtstuer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nichtstuer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɪçt͡sˌtuːɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die nichts tut, keiner sinnvollen Beschäftigung nachgeht".
Nichtstuer has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Nichtstuer, spelled N-I-C-H-T-S-T-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die nichts tut, keiner sinnvollen Beschäftigung nachgeht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Nichtstuer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das war ein dicker Franzose, ein ungebildeter träger Nichtstuer; man sieht jedoch bei einem Franzosen gern darüber hinweg und prüft selten seinen inneren Wert, wenn er sich gut benimmt, anständig kleidet, bei Tisch heiter ist, die Mädchen liebt und sich den Freuden der Tafel verschreibt.“
Synonyms
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.