Verachtung
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˈʔaχtʊŋ/
Verachtung is spelled V-E-R-A-C-H-T-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written German, the 15,856th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verachtung is a German feminine noun meaning “contempt, disdain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Zustand der Missachtung, der Abscheu, der Geringschätzung, der nachdrücklichen Beurteilung jemandes oder…”.
What does Verachtung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecontempt, disdain
(jemanden) mit Verachtung strafen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Zustand der Missachtung, der Abscheu, der Geringschätzung, der nachdrücklichen Beurteilung jemandes oder etwas als schlecht, minderwertig oder abscheulich, der Ignoranz
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Verachtung?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈʔaχtʊŋ/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Verachtung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Verachtung in German?
Verachtung appears 3.5 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).