Hartkäse
[ˈhaʁtˌkɛːzə]
The verdict
“Hartkäse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Käse mit einer festen, manchmal auch porösen Konsistenz
Corpus desk
Index DE-hartkase · Hartkäse · German
Hartkäse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Hartkäse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʁtˌkɛːzə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hartkäse“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hartkäse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʁtˌkɛːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Käse mit einer festen, manchmal auch porösen Konsistenz".
Zero misspellings are on record for Hartkäse in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hartkäse, spelled H-A-R-T-K-Ä-S-E.
Definition
- 1Käse mit einer festen, manchmal auch porösen Konsistenz
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Hartkäse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Für eine Brotzeit mit luftgetrocknetem Schinken und würzigem Hartkäse bin ich immer zu haben.
Antonyms
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.