halsstarrig
[ˈhalsˌʃtaʁɪç]
The verdict
“halsstarrig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Argumente kaum oder gar nicht beeinflussbar und strikt seine eigene Meinung vertretend
Corpus desk
Index DE-halsstarrig · halsstarrig · German
halsstarrig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | halsstarrig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhalsˌʃtaʁɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „halsstarrig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
halsstarrig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhalsˌʃtaʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for halsstarrig, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is halsstarrig, spelled H-A-L-S-S-T-A-R-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1durch Argumente kaum oder gar nicht beeinflussbar und strikt seine eigene Meinung vertretend
- 2sich nicht antreiben lassen wollend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how halsstarrig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wenn du nur nicht so halsstarrig wärst! Dann kämen wir auch zu einer Lösung.“
„Mit zunehmendem Alter wirst du immer halsstarriger!“
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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.