tiefgreifend

[ˈtiːfˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩t]

/[ˈtiːfˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩t]/ adj

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The verdict

“tiefgreifend” is uncommon German (frequency #70,878 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,878
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Richtung Zentrum (in die Tiefe) gehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-tiefgreifend · tiefgreifend · German

tiefgreifend · rank #70,878 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,878
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tiefgehende

Nearest frequency peer: tiefgehende (-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 „tiefgreifend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tiefgreifend
PropertyValue
Headwordtiefgreifend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtiːfˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#70,878
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tiefgreifend“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „tiefgehende“ (#70,877), „Terabyte“ (#70,875), „titelt“ (#70,881). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tiefgreifend“ bei #70,878. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tiefgreifend is uncommon German at frequency #70,878 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtiːfˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tiefgreifend, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is tiefgreifend, spelled T-I-E-F-G-R-E-I-F-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Richtung Zentrum (in die Tiefe) gehend
  2. 2
    sehr umfangreich und schwerwiegend
  3. 3
    einem Problem auf den Grund gehend, das Thema ausführlich beleuchtend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Metallstück wird tiefgreifend erwärmt.
  2. Die Änderung wird tiefgreifende Folgen für das System nach sich ziehen.

This word in other languages

profound(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 "tiefgreifend"?
"tiefgreifend" is spelled T-I-E-F-G-R-E-I-F-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtiːfˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩t].
What does "tiefgreifend" mean?
As an adjective, "tiefgreifend" means: in Richtung Zentrum (in die Tiefe) gehend
How do you pronounce "tiefgreifend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tiefgreifend" is [ˈtiːfˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tiefgreifend" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list