sittenwidrig
[ˈzɪtn̩ˌviːdʁɪç]
The verdict
“sittenwidrig” is an uncommon German word, ranked #85,851 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #85,851
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gegen die guten Sitten verstoßend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sittenwidrig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzɪtn̩ˌviːdʁɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #85,851 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sittenwidrig” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for sittenwidrig is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɪtn̩ˌviːdʁɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #85,851 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sittenwidrig, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 sittenwidrig, spelled S-I-T-T-E-N-W-I-D-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1gegen die guten Sitten verstoßend
- 2ein Vorgang oder eine Handlung, die gegen das Anstandsgefühl eines jeden Menschen verstößt, der billig und gerecht denkt (BGH 10, 232; 69 297). Das Vorliegen von Sittenwidrigkeit muss ausgelegt werden auf Basis der Grundrechte
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “sittenwidrig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-I-T-T-E-N-W-I-D-R-I-G - 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.