störrisch

[ˈʃtœʁɪʃ]

/[ˈʃtœʁɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“störrisch” is an uncommon German word, ranked #97,778 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#97,778
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich einer Aufgabe, einem Befehl oder einer Zielvorgabe verweigern oder ihr starken Widerstand bieten

Key facts for störrisch
PropertyValue
Headwordstörrisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtœʁɪʃ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,778
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “störrisch” 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). störrisch lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for störrisch is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtœʁɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #97,778 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sich einer Aufgabe, einem Befehl oder einer Zielvorgabe verweigern oder ihr starken Widerstand bieten".

Zero misspellings are on record for störrisch in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is störrisch, spelled S-T-Ö-R-R-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich einer Aufgabe, einem Befehl oder einer Zielvorgabe verweigern oder ihr starken Widerstand bieten

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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 "störrisch"?
"störrisch" is spelled S-T-Ö-R-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtœʁɪʃ].
What does "störrisch" mean?
As an adjective, "störrisch" means: sich einer Aufgabe, einem Befehl oder einer Zielvorgabe verweigern oder ihr starken Widerstand bieten
How do you pronounce "störrisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "störrisch" is [ˈʃtœʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "störrisch" come from?
"störrisch" 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 “störrisch”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-Ö-R-R-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtœʁɪʃ] (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
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