Nutztier
[ˈnʊt͡sˌtiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Nutztier” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nicht frei lebendes, an den Menschen gewöhntes Tier, dessen Nutzwert überwiegt, zum Beispiel die Kuh als Milchlieferant oder beim Bauern die Katze als Mäusefänger
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nutztier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnʊt͡sˌtiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nutztier” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Nutztier is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnʊt͡sˌtiːɐ̯]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nicht frei lebendes, an den Menschen gewöhntes Tier, dessen Nutzwert überwiegt, zum Beispiel die Kuh als Milchlieferant oder beim Bauern die Katze als Mäusefänger".
Zero misspellings are on record for Nutztier in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Nutztier, spelled N-U-T-Z-T-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1nicht frei lebendes, an den Menschen gewöhntes Tier, dessen Nutzwert überwiegt, zum Beispiel die Kuh als Milchlieferant oder beim Bauern die Katze als Mäusefänger
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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Using “Nutztier”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-U-T-Z-T-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.