hartnäckig

[ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪç]

/[ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“hartnäckig” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,825. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,825
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf etwas eigensinnig, beharrlich, unnachgiebig bestehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-hartnackig · hartnäckig · German

hartnäckig · rank #14,825 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,825
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH handele

Nearest frequency peer: handele (-2 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „hartnäckig“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „hartnäckig“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hartnäckig vs hartnäckige
91% similar
hartnäckig vs hartnäckigen
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hartnäckig
PropertyValue
Headwordhartnäckig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,825
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hartnäckig“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hartnäckigliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „handele“ (#14,823), „Halter“ (#14,822), „Hendrik“ (#14,828). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hartnäckig“ bei #14,825. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around hartnäckig (IPA [ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,825 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "auf etwas eigensinnig, beharrlich, unnachgiebig bestehend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for hartnäckig, with forms such as "ahrtnäckig", "harntäckig", and "harrtnäckig". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "hartnäckige", "hartnäckigen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 hartnäckig, spelled H-A-R-T-N-Ä-C-K-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf etwas eigensinnig, beharrlich, unnachgiebig bestehend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Unser Lehrer bleibt immer so hartnäckig bei seiner Meinung.
  2. „Viele verfolgen hartnäckig den Weg, den sie gewählt haben, aber nur wenige das Ziel.“ (Friedrich Nietzsche)

Antonyms

entgegenkommendnachgiebig

This word in other languages

adamantine(English)obstinado(Español)farouchement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahrtnäckig
  • harntäckig
  • harrtnäckig
  • hartncäkig
  • hartnnäckig
  • hartnäcckig
  • hartnäcikg
  • hartnäckgi
  • hartnäckigg
  • hartnäckkig
  • hartnäkcig
  • harttnäckig
  • hartänckig
  • hatrnäckig
  • hhartnäckig
  • hratnäckig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hartnäckig - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ahrtnäckig2harntäckig2harrtnäckig1hartncäkig2hartnnäckig1hartnäcckig1hartnäcikg2hartnäckgi2
Edit distance from "hartnäckig"

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 "hartnäckig"?
"hartnäckig" is spelled H-A-R-T-N-Ä-C-K-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪç].
What does "hartnäckig" mean?
As an adjective, "hartnäckig" means: auf etwas eigensinnig, beharrlich, unnachgiebig bestehend
What words are commonly confused with "hartnäckig"?
"hartnäckig" is commonly confused with "hartnäckige", "hartnäckigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hartnäckig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hartnäckig" is [ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hartnäckig" come from?
"hartnäckig" 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 "hartnäckig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gelungenen#14,812Gegenseite#14,809frühestens#14,805Kriegsende#14,851

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Herstellern16 variantskaiserliche16 variantsKurfürsten16 variantserschweren16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list