hurtig

[ˈhʊʁtɪç]

/[ˈhʊʁtɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“hurtig” is uncommon German (frequency #59,743 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,743
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit hoher Geschwindigkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-hurtig · hurtig · German

hurtig · rank #59,743 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,743
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hutmacher

Nearest frequency peer: Hutmacher (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „hurtig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „hurtig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hurtig
PropertyValue
Headwordhurtig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhʊʁtɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,743
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hurtig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.hurtigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hutmacher“ (#59,744), „Hummus“ (#59,741), „Häresie“ (#59,745). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hurtig“ bei #59,743. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hurtig is uncommon German at frequency #59,743 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhʊʁtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit hoher Geschwindigkeit".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hurtig, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hurtig, spelled H-U-R-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit hoher Geschwindigkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Näherinnen gingen hurtig ans Werk.

Synonyms

alertbehändeeiligfixflinkflottflugsgeschwindrasantraschschnellzügig

This word in other languages

fast(English)rápido(Español)prompt(Français)

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 "hurtig"?
"hurtig" is spelled H-U-R-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhʊʁtɪç].
What does "hurtig" mean?
As an adjective, "hurtig" means: mit hoher Geschwindigkeit
How do you pronounce "hurtig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hurtig" is [ˈhʊʁtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hurtig" come from?
"hurtig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hummus#59,741Ikarus#59,754kipper#59,793geller#59,683

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list