intransigent
[ɪntʁanziˈɡɛnt]
The verdict
“intransigent” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unbeugsam, unnachgiebig, zu keinen Verhandlungen oder Konzessionen bereit
Corpus desk
Index DE-intransigent · intransigent · German
intransigent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intransigent |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɪntʁanziˈɡɛnt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „intransigent“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
intransigent is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɪntʁanziˈɡɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unbeugsam, unnachgiebig, zu keinen Verhandlungen oder Konzessionen bereit".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for intransigent, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 intransigent, spelled I-N-T-R-A-N-S-I-G-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1unbeugsam, unnachgiebig, zu keinen Verhandlungen oder Konzessionen bereit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how intransigent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er erwies sich in dieser Frage als intransigent und ging damit allen auf die Nerven.
Unsere Gegner werfen uns vor, wir seien intransigent.
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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.