vorschriftswidrig
[ˈfoːɐ̯ʃʁɪft͡sˌviːdʁɪç]
The verdict
“vorschriftswidrig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht der Vorschrift entsprechend; gegen eine Vorschrift verstoßend
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorschriftswidrig · vorschriftswidrig · German
vorschriftswidrig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorschriftswidrig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ʃʁɪft͡sˌviːdʁɪç] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vorschriftswidrig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vorschriftswidrig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ʃʁɪft͡sˌviːdʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht der Vorschrift entsprechend; gegen eine Vorschrift verstoßend".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vorschriftswidrig, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is vorschriftswidrig, spelled V-O-R-S-C-H-R-I-F-T-S-W-I-D-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1nicht der Vorschrift entsprechend; gegen eine Vorschrift verstoßend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how vorschriftswidrig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sein vorschriftswidriges Verhalten zog Konsequenzen nach sich.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.