hartnäckige

Name: hartnäckige, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪɡə]

/[ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪɡə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

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: 59,066
“H” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig

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
Property	Value
Headword	hartnäckige
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪɡə]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#41,229
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hartnäckige” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hartnäckige lands here:

#41,229

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). 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 59,066 “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
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
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.

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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Using “hartnäckige”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is H-A-R-T-N-Ä-C-K-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “hartnäckigen” - see the side-by-side comparison. hartnäckige vs hartnäckigen
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.