strapazierfähig

[ʃtʁapaˈt͡siːɐ̯ˌfɛːɪç]

/[ʃtʁapaˈt͡siːɐ̯ˌfɛːɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“strapazierfähig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Lage, gewissen Beanspruchungen, Belastungen standhalten zu können

Corpus desk

Index DE-strapazierfahig · strapazierfähig · German

strapazierfähig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for strapazierfähig
PropertyValue
Headwordstrapazierfähig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʃtʁapaˈt͡siːɐ̯ˌfɛːɪç]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „strapazierfähig“ im Deutschen

strapazierfähigliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

strapazierfähig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʃtʁapaˈt͡siːɐ̯ˌfɛːɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Lage, gewissen Beanspruchungen, Belastungen standhalten zu können".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for strapazierfähig, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is strapazierfähig, spelled S-T-R-A-P-A-Z-I-E-R-F-Ä-H-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Lage, gewissen Beanspruchungen, Belastungen standhalten zu können

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how strapazierfähig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Außerdem, sagt der Typ, sind Ohren strapazierfähig.“
  2. „Penny trug einen strapazierfähigen, modischen Jil-Sander-Hosenanzug.“

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "strapazierfähig"?
"strapazierfähig" is spelled S-T-R-A-P-A-Z-I-E-R-F-Ä-H-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtʁapaˈt͡siːɐ̯ˌfɛːɪç].
What does "strapazierfähig" mean?
As an adjective, "strapazierfähig" means: in der Lage, gewissen Beanspruchungen, Belastungen standhalten zu können
How do you pronounce "strapazierfähig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strapazierfähig" is [ʃtʁapaˈt͡siːɐ̯ˌfɛːɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "strapazierfähig" come from?
"strapazierfähig" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list