dünnhäutig

[ˈdʏnˌhɔɪ̯tɪç]

/[ˈdʏnˌhɔɪ̯tɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“dünnhäutig” is uncommon German (frequency #86,392 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,392
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine dünne Haut besitzend

Corpus desk

Index DE-dunnhautig · dünnhäutig · German

dünnhäutig · rank #86,392 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,392
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dämons

Nearest frequency peer: Dämons (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „dünnhäutig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „dünnhäutig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dünnhäutig
PropertyValue
Headworddünnhäutig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʏnˌhɔɪ̯tɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#86,392
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dünnhäutig“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).dünnhäutigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dämons“ (#86,391), „Ebermannstadt“ (#86,393), „Edelgard“ (#86,394). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dünnhäutig“ bei #86,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dünnhäutig is uncommon German at frequency #86,392 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdʏnˌhɔɪ̯tɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dünnhäutig, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dünnhäutig, spelled D-Ü-N-N-H-Ä-U-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine dünne Haut besitzend
  2. 2
    empfindlich, verletzlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dünnhäutig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er ist im Moment sehr dünnhäutig und bricht beim kleinsten Anlass in Tränen aus.

Synonyms

empfindlichempfindsamsensibelüberempfindlichverletzlich

Antonyms

dickfellig

This word in other languages

thin-skinned(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dünnhäutig"?
"dünnhäutig" is spelled D-Ü-N-N-H-Ä-U-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʏnˌhɔɪ̯tɪç].
What does "dünnhäutig" mean?
As an adjective, "dünnhäutig" means: eine dünne Haut besitzend
How do you pronounce "dünnhäutig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dünnhäutig" is [ˈdʏnˌhɔɪ̯tɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dünnhäutig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dünnhäutig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list