verächtlich
German, adjective[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛçtlɪç]
verächtlich is spelled V-E-R-Ä-C-H-T-L-I-C-H (11 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 31,493rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verächtlich is a German adjective meaning “disparaging, contemptuous, disdainful, scornful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemanden missachtend, verachtend; keinen Respekt einem anderen gegenüber zeigend; Verachtung hegend”.
What does verächtlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
disparaging, contemptuous, disdainful, scornful
Er machte ein paar abfällige und verächtliche Bemerkungen.
- 2
despicable, detestable
adverb
- 1
scornfully
Er wurde verächtlich behandelt.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. jemanden missachtend, verachtend; keinen Respekt einem anderen gegenüber zeigend; Verachtung hegend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of verächtlich
- verächtlicher masculine nominative singular
- am verächtlichsten superlative
- verächtliche feminine nominative singular
- verächtliches neuter nominative singular
- verächtlichen genitive masculine singular
- verächtlichem dative masculine singular
- der verächtliche definite includes-article masculine
- die verächtliche definite feminine includes-article
- das verächtliche definite includes-article neuter
- die verächtlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des verächtlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der verächtlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem verächtlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce verächtlich?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛçtlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to verächtlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is verächtlich in German?
verächtlich appears 1.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).