nichtswürdig
[ˈnɪçt͡sˌvʏʁdɪç]
The verdict
“nichtswürdig” 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) - eine niedrige Gesinnung erkennen lassend, gemein, verwerflich, verachtungswürdig
Corpus desk
Index DE-nichtswurdig · nichtswürdig · German
nichtswürdig · 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 | nichtswürdig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈnɪçt͡sˌvʏʁdɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nichtswürdig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nichtswürdig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnɪçt͡sˌvʏʁdɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nichtswürdig, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is nichtswürdig, spelled N-I-C-H-T-S-W-Ü-R-D-I-G.
Definition
- 1eine niedrige Gesinnung erkennen lassend, gemein, verwerflich, verachtungswürdig
- 2nur einen geringen Wert habend
- 3keine Würde aufweisend, kleinlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nichtswürdig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er ist ein nichtswürdiger Schuft.
Sie haben sich als nichtswürdiger Opportunist erwiesen.
Antonyms
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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.