verächtlich

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛçtlɪç]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛçtlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“verächtlich” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,862. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,862
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden missachtend, verachtend; keinen Respekt einem anderen gegenüber zeigend; Verachtung hegend

Corpus desk

Index DE-verachtlich · verächtlich · German

verächtlich · rank #31,862 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,862
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verschlimmert

Nearest frequency peer: verschlimmert (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „verächtlich“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „verächtlich“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verächtlich
PropertyValue
Headwordverächtlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛçtlɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#31,862
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verächtlich“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verächtlichliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verschlimmert“ (#31,861), „vesper“ (#31,863), „Verschiebungen“ (#31,860). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verächtlich“ bei #31,862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around verächtlich (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛçtlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,862 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemanden missachtend, verachtend; keinen Respekt einem anderen gegenüber zeigend; Verachtung hegend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for verächtlich, with forms such as "evrächtlich", "vercähtlich", and "verrächtlich". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verächtlich, spelled V-E-R-Ä-C-H-T-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden missachtend, verachtend; keinen Respekt einem anderen gegenüber zeigend; Verachtung hegend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how verächtlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er machte dazu nur eine verächtliche Bemerkung.
  2. „Sollte der böse Geist zurückkehren, sollte er wieder verächtlich werden – verächtlich, wie er gewesen war?“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrächtlich
  • vercähtlich
  • verrächtlich
  • veräcchtlich
  • verächhtlich
  • verächltich
  • verächtilch
  • verächtlcih
  • verächtlicch
  • verächtlichh
  • verächtlihc
  • verächtllich
  • verächttlich
  • veräcthlich
  • verähctlich
  • veärchtlich
  • vreächtlich
  • vverächtlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verächtlich - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrächtlich2vercähtlich2verrächtlich1veräcchtlich1verächhtlich1verächltich2verächtilch2verächtlcih2
Edit distance from "verächtlich"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verächtlich"?
"verächtlich" is spelled V-E-R-Ä-C-H-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛçtlɪç].
What does "verächtlich" mean?
As an adjective, "verächtlich" means: jemanden missachtend, verachtend; keinen Respekt einem anderen gegenüber zeigend; Verachtung hegend
What are common misspellings of "verächtlich"?
Common misspellings include "evrächtlich", "vercähtlich", "verrächtlich", "veräcchtlich", "verächhtlich". The correct spelling is "verächtlich".
How do you pronounce "verächtlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verächtlich" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛçtlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verächtlich" come from?
"verächtlich" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verächtlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list