pflichtvergessen
[ˈp͡flɪçtfɛɐ̯ˌɡɛsn̩]
The verdict
“pflichtvergessen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in tadelnswerter Weise seinen Pflichten nicht nachkommend, diese vernachlässigend
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Index DE-pflichtvergessen · pflichtvergessen · German
pflichtvergessen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pflichtvergessen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈp͡flɪçtfɛɐ̯ˌɡɛsn̩] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pflichtvergessen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pflichtvergessen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈp͡flɪçtfɛɐ̯ˌɡɛsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in tadelnswerter Weise seinen Pflichten nicht nachkommend, diese vernachlässigend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pflichtvergessen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 pflichtvergessen, spelled P-F-L-I-C-H-T-V-E-R-G-E-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1in tadelnswerter Weise seinen Pflichten nicht nachkommend, diese vernachlässigend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pflichtvergessen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Erec et Enide erzählt die Geschichte des Artusritters Erec, der in seiner ersten aventure seine Frau Enide freit und mit dieser dann pflichtvergessen lebt.
In der Umgangssprache bezieht sich das Wort [„Luder“] auf pflichtvergessene Personen, auch auf Geräte, die ihren Zweck nicht erfüllen, in neuerer Zeit vor allem auf Frauen, denen mit diesem Wort ein promisker Lebensstil unterstellt wird.
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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.