sechzehnjährig
[ˈzɛçt͡seːnˌjɛːʁɪç]
The verdict
“sechzehnjährig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Alter von sechzehn Jahren erreicht habend
Corpus desk
Index DE-sechzehnjahrig · sechzehnjährig · German
sechzehnjährig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | sechzehnjährig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzɛçt͡seːnˌjɛːʁɪç] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sechzehnjährig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sechzehnjährig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzɛçt͡seːnˌjɛːʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sechzehnjährig, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is sechzehnjährig, spelled S-E-C-H-Z-E-H-N-J-Ä-H-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1ein Alter von sechzehn Jahren erreicht habend
- 2sechzehn Jahre dauernd
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sechzehnjährig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eine sechzehnjährige Deutsch-Thailänderin wurde von der Fischhändlerin Ni (Nachname unbekannt) in deren Zimmer gelockt und einem Kambodschaner namens Rong überlassen, der sie nacheinander fünfmal vergewaltigte.“
Das sechzehnjährige Bestehen wird mit einer großen Feier geehrt.
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.