stressig

/[ˈʃtʁɛsɪç]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,401

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

stressig is anGermanadj. It means: Stress auslösend, anstrengend Pronounced [ˈʃtʁɛsɪç]. Often confused with stresst and stressigen.

Key facts for stressig
PropertyValue
Headwordstressig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʃtʁɛsɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,401
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of stressig in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for stressig is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtʁɛsɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,401 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Stress auslösend, anstrengend".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for stressig, with forms such as "srtessig", "sstressig", and "sterssig". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "stresst", "stressigen", "Stress", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is stressig, spelled S-T-R-E-S-S-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stress auslösend, anstrengend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: srtessig,sstressig,sterssig,stresig,stresisg,stressgi,stressigg,streßig,strressig,strsesig,sttressig,tsressig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for stressig

Misspelling Variants of "stressig"

srtessig8sstressig9sterssig8stresig7stresisg8stressgi8stressigg9streßig7
Misspelling Variants of "stressig"

Frequency rank: #18,401 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stressig"?
"stressig" is spelled S-T-R-E-S-S-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁɛsɪç].
What does "stressig" mean?
As an adj, "stressig" means: Stress auslösend, anstrengend
What words are commonly confused with "stressig"?
"stressig" is commonly confused with "stresst", "stressigen", "Stress". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "stressig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stressig" is [ˈʃtʁɛsɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stressig" come from?
"stressig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.