stichhaltige

[ˈʃtɪçˌhaltɪɡə]

/[ˈʃtɪçˌhaltɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“stichhaltige” is uncommon German (frequency #84,620 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,620
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stichhaltig

Key facts for stichhaltige
PropertyValue
Headwordstichhaltige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtɪçˌhaltɪɡə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#84,620
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stichhaltige” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). stichhaltige lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stichhaltige is uncommon German at frequency #84,620 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃtɪçˌhaltɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

stichhaltige doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 stichhaltige, spelled S-T-I-C-H-H-A-L-T-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stichhaltig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stichhaltig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stichhaltig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stichhaltig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stichhaltig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stichhaltig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stichhaltig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stichhaltig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stichhaltig

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stichhaltige"?
"stichhaltige" is spelled S-T-I-C-H-H-A-L-T-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɪçˌhaltɪɡə].
What does "stichhaltige" mean?
As an adjective, "stichhaltige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stichhaltig
How do you pronounce "stichhaltige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stichhaltige" is [ˈʃtɪçˌhaltɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stichhaltige" come from?
"stichhaltige" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “stichhaltige”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-I-C-H-H-A-L-T-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtɪçˌhaltɪɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list