bärbeißig
[ˈbɛːɐ̯ˌbaɪ̯sɪç]
The verdict
“bärbeißig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mürrisch, grimmig
Corpus desk
Index DE-barbei-ig · bärbeißig · German
bärbeißig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | bärbeißig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbɛːɐ̯ˌbaɪ̯sɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bärbeißig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bärbeißig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbɛːɐ̯ˌbaɪ̯sɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mürrisch, grimmig".
bärbeißig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is bärbeißig, spelled B-Ä-R-B-E-I-S-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1mürrisch, grimmig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bärbeißig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„[…] und während sein Gesicht einen bärbeißigen und verlegenen Ausdruck annimmt, ist er ersichtlich nicht einig mit sich, wohin er blicken soll […]“ (1909)
„So bärbeißig wie Stefan Ustorf die drei Sorten Pasta vom Buffet auf seinen Teller schaufelt, erweckt der Eishockey-Nationalspieler den Eindruck, er wolle den nächsten Gegner allein mit Kohlehydraten besiegen.“
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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.