hartnäckige

[ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪɡə]

/[ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“hartnäckige” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,229. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,229
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig

Corpus desk

Index DE-hartnackige · hartnäckige · German

hartnäckige · rank #41,229 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,229
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hartnäckigen

Nearest frequency peer: hartnäckigen (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „hartnäckige“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „hartnäckige“ 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).

hartnäckige vs hartnäckigen
92% similar
hartnäckige vs hartnäckig
91% similar

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

Key facts for hartnäckige
PropertyValue
Headwordhartnäckige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪɡə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#41,229
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hartnäckige“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hartnäckigen“ (#41,230), „Handwerksbetriebe“ (#41,227), „Hauptfiguren“ (#41,231). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hartnäckige“ bei #41,229. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around hartnäckige (IPA [ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,229 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for hartnäckige, with forms such as "ahrtnäckige", "harntäckige", and "harrtnäckige". 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, "hartnäckigen", "hartnäckig", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 hartnäckige, spelled H-A-R-T-N-Ä-C-K-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahrtnäckige
  • harntäckige
  • harrtnäckige
  • hartncäkige
  • hartnnäckige
  • hartnäcckige
  • hartnäcikge
  • hartnäckgie
  • hartnäckieg
  • hartnäckigge
  • hartnäckkige
  • hartnäkcige
  • harttnäckige
  • hartänckige
  • hatrnäckige
  • hhartnäckige
  • hratnäckige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hartnäckige - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahrtnäckige2harntäckige2harrtnäckige1hartncäkige2hartnnäckige1hartnäcckige1hartnäcikge2hartnäckgie2
Edit distance from "hartnäckige"

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 "hartnäckige"?
"hartnäckige" is spelled H-A-R-T-N-Ä-C-K-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪɡə].
What does "hartnäckige" mean?
As an adjective, "hartnäckige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
What words are commonly confused with "hartnäckige"?
"hartnäckige" is commonly confused with "hartnäckigen", "hartnäckig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hartnäckige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hartnäckige" is [ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hartnäckige" come from?
"hartnäckige" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

genetischer17 variantsGegenangriff17 variantsGeburtshaus17 variantsKirchplatz17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list