Intransigenz
[ɪntʁanziˈɡɛnt͡s]
The verdict
“Intransigenz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - unbeugsame Haltung der Ablehnung
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Index DE-intransigenz · Intransigenz · German
Intransigenz · 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 | Intransigenz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɪntʁanziˈɡɛnt͡s] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Intransigenz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Intransigenz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪntʁanziˈɡɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unbeugsame Haltung der Ablehnung".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Intransigenz in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 borrowing history is documented 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 Intransigenz, spelled I-N-T-R-A-N-S-I-G-E-N-Z.
Definition
- 1unbeugsame Haltung der Ablehnung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Intransigenz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im 19. Jahrhundert wurden die liberalen Nationalstaaten zum Objekt päpstlicher Intransigenz (vgl. Syllabus errorum, 1864).“
„Alle Versuche, die Situation zu bessern, scheiterten an der Intransigenz der täglich größer werdenden Versicherungsinstitute, die längst ein Staat im Staate geworden sind — nicht mehr nur zur Hilfe anderer da, sondern mehr noch um ihrer selbst willen.“
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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.