Nichtstun
German, noun/ˈnɪçt͡sˌtuːn/
Nichtstun is spelled N-I-C-H-T-S-T-U-N (9 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written German, the 34,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nichtstun is a German neuter noun meaning “idleness, faineance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verhalten ohne Aktivität”.
What does Nichtstun mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteridleness, faineance
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verhalten ohne Aktivität
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Nichtstun
- Nichtstuns genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nichtstun?
- /ˈnɪçt͡sˌtuːn/
- [ˈnɪçt͡sˌtuːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Nichtstun
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Nichtstun in German?
Nichtstun appears 1.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).