starrköpfig
[ˈʃtaʁˌkœp͡fɪç]
The verdict
“starrköpfig” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - auf der eigenen Meinung beharrend (selbst wenn diese als dumm oder lächerlich wahrgenommen wird); bei einem Disput/Streit nicht nachgebend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | starrköpfig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaʁˌkœp͡fɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “starrköpfig” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for starrköpfig is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtaʁˌkœp͡fɪç]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "auf der eigenen Meinung beharrend (selbst wenn diese als dumm oder lächerlich wahrgenommen wird); bei einem Disput/Streit nicht nachgebend".
starrköpfig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is starrköpfig, spelled S-T-A-R-R-K-Ö-P-F-I-G.
Definition
- 1auf der eigenen Meinung beharrend (selbst wenn diese als dumm oder lächerlich wahrgenommen wird); bei einem Disput/Streit nicht nachgebend
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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.
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Using “starrköpfig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-R-R-K-Ö-P-F-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.