Sittenverfall
[ˈzɪtn̩fɛɐ̯ˌfal]
The verdict
“Sittenverfall” 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) - Verlust geltender moralischer Maßstäbe
Corpus desk
Index DE-sittenverfall · Sittenverfall · German
Sittenverfall · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Sittenverfall |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɪtn̩fɛɐ̯ˌfal] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sittenverfall“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sittenverfall is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɪtn̩fɛɐ̯ˌfal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verlust geltender moralischer Maßstäbe".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sittenverfall, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Sittenverfall, spelled S-I-T-T-E-N-V-E-R-F-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1Verlust geltender moralischer Maßstäbe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sittenverfall appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Jedes Mal, wenn so eine Druckwelle der Sittlichkeit stoßweise das Land erschütterte, ging es auch der Rockmusik an den Kragen, die sich ohnehin von Natur aus verdächtig machte, Unmoral, Zügellosigkeit und Sittenverfall Vorschub zu leisten.“
„Daß der weise Sokrates vor nun schon fast zweieinhalb Jahrtausenden bei der Jugend seiner Zeit einen verderblichen Sittenverfall gerügt hat, wird immer wieder gern zitiert: ein Topos, der sich seither durch die Weltgeschichte zieht.“
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.