reflexhaft

[ʁeˈflɛkshaft]

/[ʁeˈflɛkshaft]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wie ein Reflex, auf nicht kontrollierte/automatische Weise

Corpus desk

Index DE-reflexhaft · reflexhaft · German

reflexhaft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" 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 reflexhaft
PropertyValue
Headwordreflexhaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʁeˈflɛkshaft]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „reflexhaft“ im Deutschen

reflexhaftliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

reflexhaft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʁeˈflɛkshaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wie ein Reflex, auf nicht kontrollierte/automatische Weise".

No generated misspelling entries exist for reflexhaft in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is reflexhaft, spelled R-E-F-L-E-X-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    wie ein Reflex, auf nicht kontrollierte/automatische Weise

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „›Was ist das?‹, sagte Beverly und nahm reflexhaft das Dokument entgegen.“
  2. „Es war eine völlig reflexhafte Reaktion gewesen, mit der er nie gerechnet hätte.“

Synonyms

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 "reflexhaft"?
"reflexhaft" is spelled R-E-F-L-E-X-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeˈflɛkshaft].
What does "reflexhaft" mean?
As an adjective, "reflexhaft" means: wie ein Reflex, auf nicht kontrollierte/automatische Weise
How do you pronounce "reflexhaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reflexhaft" is [ʁeˈflɛkshaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reflexhaft" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list