harsh
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The verdict
“harsh” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grell
Corpus desk
Index DE-harsh · harsh · German
harsh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | harsh |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „harsh“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
harsh is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for harsh, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is harsh, spelled H-A-R-S-H.
Definition
- 1grell
- 2schrill; gellend
- 3rau
- 4kratzig
- 5scharf, schädlich
- 6hart, streng, strikt
- 7barsch, schroff, herb
- 8rau
- 9unwirtlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how harsh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Harsh cleaning chemicals had to be used.
The teacher was criticized for his harsh treatment of the students.
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.