nichtweiß
[ˈnɪçtˌvaɪ̯s]
The verdict
“nichtweiß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - keine helle Hautfarbe habend, nicht europäischer Abstammung
Corpus desk
Index DE-nichtwei · nichtweiß · German
nichtweiß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | nichtweiß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈnɪçtˌvaɪ̯s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “nichtweiß” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
nichtweiß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnɪçtˌvaɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "keine helle Hautfarbe habend, nicht europäischer Abstammung".
Zero misspellings are on record for nichtweiß in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is nichtweiß, spelled N-I-C-H-T-W-E-I-S-S.
Definition
- 1keine helle Hautfarbe habend, nicht europäischer Abstammung
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nichtweiß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Je länger der Krieg andauerte, desto mehr wurde er zu einem Kampf zwischen Buren und Briten und Bantu - dies der damals gängige Sammelbegriff für die größte nichtweiße Bevölkerungsgruppe.“
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.
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