happig

[ˈhapɪç]

/[ˈhapɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“happig” is uncommon German (frequency #99,941 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,941
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - allzu groß, allzu viel, allzu stark

Corpus desk

Index DE-happig · happig · German

happig · rank #99,941 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,941
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Handlungsanwe…

Nearest frequency peer: Handlungsanweisungen (-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 „happig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for happig
PropertyValue
Headwordhappig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhapɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#99,941
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „happig“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Handlungsanweisungen“ (#99,940), „Hardheim“ (#99,942), „Handballerinnen“ (#99,939). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „happig“ bei #99,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

happig is uncommon German at frequency #99,941 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhapɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "allzu groß, allzu viel, allzu stark".

happig has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is happig, spelled H-A-P-P-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    allzu groß, allzu viel, allzu stark

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Preiserhöhung finde ich doch etwas happig!

Synonyms

geharnischtgepfefferthorrendreichlichüberhöhtübertrieben

This word in other languages

exagéré(Français)

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 "happig"?
"happig" is spelled H-A-P-P-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhapɪç].
What does "happig" mean?
As an adjective, "happig" means: allzu groß, allzu viel, allzu stark
How do you pronounce "happig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "happig" is [ˈhapɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "happig" come from?
"happig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Halina#99,935Goodie#99,908Gesöff#99,891gehupt#99,856

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list