Starrsinn
[ˈʃtaʁˌzɪn]
The verdict
“Starrsinn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Geisteshaltung oder ein krankhafter Geisteszustand, an einer einmal gefundenen Meinung unbeugsam, unbelehrbar und rigoros festzuhalten
Corpus desk
Index DE-starrsinn · Starrsinn · German
Starrsinn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Starrsinn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaʁˌzɪn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Starrsinn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Starrsinn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaʁˌzɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Geisteshaltung oder ein krankhafter Geisteszustand, an einer einmal gefundenen Meinung unbeugsam, unbelehrbar und rigoros festzuhalten".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Starrsinn, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Starrsinn, spelled S-T-A-R-R-S-I-N-N.
Definition
- 1eine Geisteshaltung oder ein krankhafter Geisteszustand, an einer einmal gefundenen Meinung unbeugsam, unbelehrbar und rigoros festzuhalten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Starrsinn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jeder Dritte trägt das Gen für den Starrsinn in sich.
Präsidialer Starrsinn wappnet sich mit Pragmatismus: der Brückenbau bedeute Arbeit für die regionale Wirtschaft.
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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.