hartnäckigen

[ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪɡn̩]

/[ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“hartnäckigen” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,230. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,230
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-hartnackigen · hartnäckigen · German

hartnäckigen · rank #41,230 · 19 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,230
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hartnäckige

Nearest frequency peer: hartnäckige (-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 „hartnäckigen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „hartnäckigen“ 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).

hartnäckigen vs hartnäckig
83% similar
hartnäckigen vs hartnäckige
92% similar

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

Key facts for hartnäckigen
PropertyValue
Headwordhartnäckigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪɡn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#41,230
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hartnäckigen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).hartnäckigenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hartnäckige“ (#41,229), „Hauptfiguren“ (#41,231), „Hautkrebs“ (#41,232). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hartnäckigen“ bei #41,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around hartnäckigen (IPA [ˈhaʁtˌnɛkɪɡn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,230 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for hartnäckigen, with forms such as "ahrtnäckigen", "harntäckigen", and "harrtnäckigen". 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, "hartnäckig", "hartnäckige", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hartnäckigen, spelled H-A-R-T-N-Ä-C-K-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hartnäckig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahrtnäckigen
  • harntäckigen
  • harrtnäckigen
  • hartncäkigen
  • hartnnäckigen
  • hartnäcckigen
  • hartnäcikgen
  • hartnäckgien
  • hartnäckiegn
  • hartnäckigenn
  • hartnäckiggen
  • hartnäckigne
  • hartnäckkigen
  • hartnäkcigen
  • harttnäckigen
  • hartänckigen
  • hatrnäckigen
  • hhartnäckigen
  • hratnäckigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hartnäckigen - 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.

ahrtnäckigen2harntäckigen2harrtnäckigen1hartncäkigen2hartnnäckigen1hartnäcckigen1hartnäcikgen2hartnäckgien2
Edit distance from "hartnäckigen"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hauptfiguren#41,231Hemmschwelle#41,238Glockenspiel#41,206Gesichtszüge#41,200

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

freischalten19 variantsfortbestehen19 variantsLebenswandel19 variantsEntführungen19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list