holprig

Name: holprig, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈhɔlpʁɪç]

/[ˈhɔlpʁɪç]/ adj

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

The verdict

“holprig” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,603. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,603
frequency rank, German: 3,372
“H” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Gang und Fahrt: stolpernd, abrupt, unbeholfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-holprig · holprig · German

holprig · rank #40,603 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #40,603
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 3,372
PHOTO-FINISH holländisch

Nearest frequency peer: holländisch (-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.

hochkarätige

59,401
Hohmann

59,400
holländisch

59,399
holprig

59,398
Hörfunk

59,396
Hörgeräte

59,395

What this shows „holprig“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for holprig
Property	Value
Headword	holprig
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈhɔlpʁɪç]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#40,603
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „holprig“

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

#40,603

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „holländisch“ (#40,602), „Hohmann“ (#40,601), „Hörfunk“ (#40,605). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „holprig“ bei #40,603. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around holprig (IPA [ˈhɔlpʁɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,603 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for holprig, with forms such as "hholprig", "hloprig", and "hollprig". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with 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 holprig, spelled H-O-L-P-R-I-G.

Definition

1
von Gang und Fahrt: stolpernd, abrupt, unbeholfen
2
von Straßen und Wegen, auf denen man geht oder fährt: uneben, voller Löcher oder Unebenheiten
3
bildhaft vom Sprechen und anderen Handlungen: unbeholfen, mit vielen Unterbrechungen, nur mit Ach und Krach

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Irgendwann wurde die Fahrt so holprig, dass das Kind im Auto aus seinem Sitz flog und mit dem Kopf gegen das Dach stieß.
Die Strecke von der Hauptstraße zum Gut war so holperig, dass der Besucher auf der Kutsche sein Doppelkinn beben fühlte.

Synonyms

hinkend stolpernd hügelig humpelig humplig unebenrumpligstockend ungeschickt

Antonyms

gebahnt glatt flach eben glatt problemlosvon alleine

This word in other languages

bumpy(English)abrupto(Español)cahoteux(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

hholprig
hloprig
hollprig
holpirg
holpprig
holprgi
holprigg
holprrig
holrpig
hoplrig
ohlprig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "holprig"

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 "holprig"?

"holprig" is spelled H-O-L-P-R-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔlpʁɪç].

What does "holprig" mean?

As an adjective, "holprig" means: von Gang und Fahrt: stolpernd, abrupt, unbeholfen

What are common misspellings of "holprig"?

Common misspellings include "hholprig", "hloprig", "hollprig", "holpirg", "holpprig". The correct spelling is "holprig".

How do you pronounce "holprig"?

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

What language does "holprig" come from?

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hohmann#40,601 Hörfunk#40,605 Inkasso#40,612 Jüngern#40,622

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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