hieb- und stichfest

[ˌhiːpʔʊn(t)ˈʃtɪçfɛst]

/[ˌhiːpʔʊn(t)ˈʃtɪçfɛst]/ phrase

The verdict

“hieb- und stichfest” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unwiderlegbar, gegen alle Angriffe geschützt

Corpus desk

Index DE-hieb-und-stichfest · hieb- und stichfest · German

hieb- und stichfest · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for hieb- und stichfest
PropertyValue
Headwordhieb- und stichfest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˌhiːpʔʊn(t)ˈʃtɪçfɛst]
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hieb- und stichfest“ im Deutschen

hieb- und stichfestliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hieb- und stichfest is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌhiːpʔʊn(t)ˈʃtɪçfɛst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unwiderlegbar, gegen alle Angriffe geschützt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for hieb- und stichfest in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hieb- und stichfest, spelled H-I-E-B--- -U-N-D- -S-T-I-C-H-F-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    unwiderlegbar, gegen alle Angriffe geschützt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Vertrag, den du ausgearbeitet hast, ist hieb- und stichfest.
  2. Diese Beweise sind hieb- und stichfest, die Staatsanwaltschaft wird den Angeklagten hinter Gitter bringen.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hieb- und stichfest"?
"hieb- und stichfest" is spelled H-I-E-B--- -U-N-D- -S-T-I-C-H-F-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌhiːpʔʊn(t)ˈʃtɪçfɛst].
What does "hieb- und stichfest" mean?
As a phrase, "hieb- und stichfest" means: unwiderlegbar, gegen alle Angriffe geschützt
How do you pronounce "hieb- und stichfest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hieb- und stichfest" is [ˌhiːpʔʊn(t)ˈʃtɪçfɛst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hieb- und stichfest" come from?
"hieb- und stichfest" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list