Härtling
[ˈhɛʁtlɪŋ]
The verdict
“Härtling” 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) - eine Erhebung, die sich wegen ihrer Widerstandsfähigkeit gegenüber der Abtragung und Verwitterung über die umgebende Landschaft abhebt
Corpus desk
Index DE-hartling · Härtling · German
Härtling · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Härtling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛʁtlɪŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Härtling“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Härtling is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛʁtlɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Erhebung, die sich wegen ihrer Widerstandsfähigkeit gegenüber der Abtragung und Verwitterung über die umgebende Landschaft abhebt".
Härtling 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, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Härtling, spelled H-Ä-R-T-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1eine Erhebung, die sich wegen ihrer Widerstandsfähigkeit gegenüber der Abtragung und Verwitterung über die umgebende Landschaft abhebt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Härtling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Da sie grobklotzig zerfallen, sind sie als Härtling im Gelände leicht zu erkennen.“
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.