holperige

Name: holperige, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈhɔlpəʁɪɡə]

/[ˈhɔlpəʁɪɡə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“holperige” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German: 9
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-holperige · holperige · German

holperige · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-4 4 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 holperige
Property	Value
Headword	holperige
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈhɔlpəʁɪɡə]
Letters	9
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „holperige“ im Deutschen

holperigeschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

holperige is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɔlpəʁɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for holperige, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is holperige, spelled H-O-L-P-E-R-I-G-E.

Definition

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

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 "holperige"?

"holperige" is spelled H-O-L-P-E-R-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔlpəʁɪɡə].

What does "holperige" mean?

As an adjective, "holperige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs holperig

How do you pronounce "holperige"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "holperige" is [ˈhɔlpəʁɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "holperige" come from?

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