Nützling
[ˈnʏt͡slɪŋ]
The verdict
“Nützling” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tier, das dem Menschen dadurch nützlich ist, dass es schädliche Tiere vertilgt
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Index DE-nutzling · Nützling · German
Nützling · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Nützling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnʏt͡slɪŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nützling“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nützling is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnʏt͡slɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tier, das dem Menschen dadurch nützlich ist, dass es schädliche Tiere vertilgt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Nützling in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Nützling, spelled N-Ü-T-Z-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Tier, das dem Menschen dadurch nützlich ist, dass es schädliche Tiere vertilgt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nützling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Lässt man Nützlinge im Garten gewähren oder setzt man käufliche Nützlinge in Wintergarten und Kleingewächshaus ein, so bringt dies durch Verzicht auf chemische Pflanzenschutzmittel viele Vorteile“.
„Da die Tiere in der Zeit von Oktober bis Anfang April in Winterruhe gehen, die durch kurze Tage ausgelöst wird, ist der Einsatz dieses Nützlings nur im Sommerhalbjahr sinnvoll.“
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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.