Polyglot Dictionary

Nachteil

/ˈnaːxtaɪ̯l/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Forms

plural
die Nachteile

Meaning

  1. disadvantage

    Built from nach + Teil (part); opposite of Vorteil.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

desventaja

desventaja is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "disadvantage."

Portuguese

desvantagem

desvantagem is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "disadvantage."

Practice

1 What does Nachteil mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Plan hat auch einige ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Nachteil?

Opposites

  • Vorteil
noun

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