streitbar

[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tbaːɐ̯]

/[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tbaːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“streitbar” is uncommon German (frequency #87,111 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,111
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kontroverse Diskussionen und Auseinandersetzungen nicht scheuend

Corpus desk

Index DE-streitbar · streitbar · German

streitbar · rank #87,111 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,111
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Streptokokken

Nearest frequency peer: Streptokokken (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „streitbar“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „streitbar“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for streitbar
PropertyValue
Headwordstreitbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tbaːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,111
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „streitbar“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.streitbarfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Streptokokken“ (#87,112), „Streusel“ (#87,113), „striker“ (#87,114). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „streitbar“ bei #87,111. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

streitbar is uncommon German at frequency #87,111 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for streitbar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is streitbar, spelled S-T-R-E-I-T-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    kontroverse Diskussionen und Auseinandersetzungen nicht scheuend
  2. 2
    zum Kämpfen fähig und bereit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Fernsehen läuft gerade eine hitzige Diskussion zwischen zwei sehr streitbaren Politikern.
  2. „Und Politikerkollegen des streitbaren NRW-Ministers sorgen sich um das geplante Steuerabkommen zwischen Deutschland und der Schweiz.“

Synonyms

streitlustigkriegerischkampffähig

Antonyms

friedliebendkompromissbereitzurückhaltend

This word in other languages

disputatious(English)

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 "streitbar"?
"streitbar" is spelled S-T-R-E-I-T-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tbaːɐ̯].
What does "streitbar" mean?
As an adjective, "streitbar" means: kontroverse Diskussionen und Auseinandersetzungen nicht scheuend
How do you pronounce "streitbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "streitbar" is [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯tbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "streitbar" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "streitbar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stillzeit#87,104Spielorte#87,085skurriler#87,067trocknete#87,159

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list