hundertjährig

[ˈhʊndɐtˌjɛːʁɪç]

/[ˈhʊndɐtˌjɛːʁɪç]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hundert Jahre alt

Corpus desk

Index DE-hundertjahrig · hundertjährig · German

hundertjährig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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 hundertjährig
PropertyValue
Headwordhundertjährig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhʊndɐtˌjɛːʁɪç]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hundertjährig“ im Deutschen

hundertjährigsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

hundertjährig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhʊndɐtˌjɛːʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hundertjährig, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is hundertjährig, spelled H-U-N-D-E-R-T-J-Ä-H-R-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    hundert Jahre alt
  2. 2
    hundert Jahre dauernd

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der hundertjährige Nachbar geht jedes Wochenende ins Schwimmbad.
  2. So manch einer wünscht sich ein hundertjähriges Leben.

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 "hundertjährig"?
"hundertjährig" is spelled H-U-N-D-E-R-T-J-Ä-H-R-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhʊndɐtˌjɛːʁɪç].
What does "hundertjährig" mean?
As an adjective, "hundertjährig" means: hundert Jahre alt
How do you pronounce "hundertjährig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hundertjährig" is [ˈhʊndɐtˌjɛːʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hundertjährig" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list