Wurstigkeit

[ˈvʊʁstɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈvʊʁstɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Wurstigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mangel an jeglichem Interesse an etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-wurstigkeit · Wurstigkeit · German

Wurstigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" 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.

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

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wurstigkeit“ im Deutschen

Wurstigkeitsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Wurstigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvʊʁstɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Diese Haltung, in Österreich würde man Wurstigkeit sagen, ist stimmig, wenn sie von selbst gewählten Rookies zur Schau getragen wird.“

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list