widerborstig
[ˈviːdɐˌbɔʁstɪç]
The verdict
“widerborstig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nur schwer zu glätten oder frisieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-widerborstig · widerborstig · German
widerborstig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | widerborstig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈviːdɐˌbɔʁstɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „widerborstig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
widerborstig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈviːdɐˌbɔʁstɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for widerborstig, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is widerborstig, spelled W-I-D-E-R-B-O-R-S-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1nur schwer zu glätten oder frisieren
- 2nicht bereit, sich ohne Weiteres zu fügen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how widerborstig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie kämmte ihr widerborstiges Haar.
Eltern klagen oft über widerborstige Kinder.
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.