verschwenderisch

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndəʁɪʃ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndəʁɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“verschwenderisch” is uncommon German (frequency #56,649 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,649
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unbedacht beim Ausgeben von Geld oder beim Einsatz von Vermögen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschwenderisch · verschwenderisch · German

verschwenderisch · rank #56,649 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,649
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verschreibt

Nearest frequency peer: verschreibt (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „verschwenderisch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „verschwenderisch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verschwenderisch
PropertyValue
Headwordverschwenderisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndəʁɪʃ]
Letters16
Frequency rank#56,649
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verschwenderisch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verschwenderischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verschreibt“ (#56,648), „Versendung“ (#56,650), „verschleierte“ (#56,647). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschwenderisch“ bei #56,649. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verschwenderisch is uncommon German at frequency #56,649 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndəʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

verschwenderisch has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verschwenderisch, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-E-N-D-E-R-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    unbedacht beim Ausgeben von Geld oder beim Einsatz von Vermögen
  2. 2
    in großer, nahezu unbegrenzter Menge vorhanden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Offensichtlich haben Regierungen in Griechenland ein verschwenderisches Finanzgebaren mindestens von 2002 bis 2014 an den Tag gelegt.
  2. Nirgendwo werden die Folgen des verschwenderischen Umgangs mit den Ressourcen so deutlich spürbar wie in dem Wirtschaftswunderland China. Über 80 Prozent der Flüsse gelten als verseucht.

Antonyms

sparsam

This word in other languages

lavish(English)pródigo(Español)prodigue(Français)

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 "verschwenderisch"?
"verschwenderisch" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-E-N-D-E-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndəʁɪʃ].
What does "verschwenderisch" mean?
As an adjective, "verschwenderisch" means: unbedacht beim Ausgeben von Geld oder beim Einsatz von Vermögen
How do you pronounce "verschwenderisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschwenderisch" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndəʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschwenderisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list