dürftig
\ˈdʏʁftɪç\
The verdict
“dürftig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mince, minable, insuffisant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-durftig · dürftig · French
dürftig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | dürftig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈdʏʁftɪç\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dürftig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈdʏʁftɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mince, minable, insuffisant.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dürftig, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is dürftig, spelled D-Ü-R-F-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1Mince, minable, insuffisant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dürftig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wozu Dichter in dürftiger Zeit?
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.