bärtiger
[ˈbɛːɐ̯tɪɡɐ]
The verdict
“bärtiger” is uncommon German (frequency #92,733 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,733
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bärtig
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bärtiger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbɛːɐ̯tɪɡɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #92,733 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bärtiger” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bärtiger is uncommon German at frequency #92,733 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbɛːɐ̯tɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for bärtiger in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is bärtiger, spelled B-Ä-R-T-I-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bärtig
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bärtig
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bärtig
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bärtig
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bärtig
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-Ä-R-T-I-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.