halsbrecherisch
[ˈhalsˌbʁɛçəʁɪʃ]
The verdict
“halsbrecherisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit Gefahr verbunden, Leib und Leben gefährdend
Corpus desk
Index DE-halsbrecherisch · halsbrecherisch · German
halsbrecherisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | halsbrecherisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhalsˌbʁɛçəʁɪʃ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “halsbrecherisch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
halsbrecherisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhalsˌbʁɛçəʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Gefahr verbunden, Leib und Leben gefährdend".
halsbrecherisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is halsbrecherisch, spelled H-A-L-S-B-R-E-C-H-E-R-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1mit Gefahr verbunden, Leib und Leben gefährdend
This word in other languages
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