verächtlich
\fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛçtlɪç\
The verdict
“verächtlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dédaigneux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verachtlich · verächtlich · French
verächtlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | verächtlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛçtlɪç\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
verächtlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛçtlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dédaigneux.".
No misspelling variants are generated for verächtlich in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is verächtlich, spelled V-E-R-Ä-C-H-T-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Dédaigneux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how verächtlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Für alle, die unter Minderwertigkeitskomplexen leiden, gibt (die Alterität der Frau) einen wunderbaren Balsam ab: niemand ist den Frauen gegenüber arroganter, aggressiver oder verächtlicher als ein in seiner Männlichkeit verunsicherter Mann.
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.