holprig

/[ˈhɔlpʁɪç]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,603

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

holprig is anGermanadj. It means: von Gang und Fahrt: stolpernd, abrupt, unbeholfen Pronounced [ˈhɔlpʁɪç].

Key facts for holprig
PropertyValue
Headwordholprig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈhɔlpʁɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,603
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of holprig in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for holprig is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɔlpʁɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,603 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for holprig, with forms such as "hholprig", "hloprig", and "hollprig". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is holprig, spelled H-O-L-P-R-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hholprig,hloprig,hollprig,holpirg,holpprig,holprgi,holprigg,holprrig,holrpig,hoplrig,ohlprig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for holprig

Misspelling Variants of "holprig"

hholprig8hloprig7hollprig8holpirg7holpprig8holprgi7holprigg8holprrig8
Misspelling Variants of "holprig"

Frequency rank: #40,603 in German

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 adj, "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?
"holprig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.