Wurstigkeit

[ˈvʊʁstɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈvʊʁstɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Wurstigkeit” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mangel an jeglichem Interesse an etwas

Key facts for Wurstigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordWurstigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvʊʁstɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wurstigkeit” sits in German frequency

Wurstigkeit falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Wurstigkeit is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvʊʁstɪçkaɪ̯t]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Mangel an jeglichem Interesse an etwas".

Wurstigkeit has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Wurstigkeit, spelled W-U-R-S-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mangel an jeglichem Interesse an etwas

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wurstigkeit"?
"Wurstigkeit" is spelled W-U-R-S-T-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvʊʁstɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Wurstigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Wurstigkeit" means: Mangel an jeglichem Interesse an etwas
How do you pronounce "Wurstigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wurstigkeit" is [ˈvʊʁstɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wurstigkeit" come from?
"Wurstigkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Wurstigkeit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-U-R-S-T-I-G-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvʊʁstɪçkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list