Nutzlosigkeit
[ˈnʊt͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Nutzlosigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand, ohne Nutzen zu sein/zu nichts gut zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-nutzlosigkeit · Nutzlosigkeit · German
Nutzlosigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Nutzlosigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnʊt͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nutzlosigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nutzlosigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnʊt͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zustand, ohne Nutzen zu sein/zu nichts gut zu sein".
Nutzlosigkeit has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Nutzlosigkeit, spelled N-U-T-Z-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Zustand, ohne Nutzen zu sein/zu nichts gut zu sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nutzlosigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Fluch der untätigen Nutzlosigkeit war in diesem Moment von uns genommen, braune Kristalle rieselten nun aus den aufgeschlitzten Säcken unaufhaltsam in die Tiefen des Schiffsbauchs hinab.“
„Offenbar existiert ein tiefes Bedürfnis, sich in der Welt der Effizienz mal eine Zeitlang einer anstrengenden Nutzlosigkeit zu widmen.“
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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.