harsch
\ˈhaɐ̯ʃ\
The verdict
“harsch” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dur, dure
Corpus desk
Index FR-harsch · harsch · French
harsch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | harsch |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈhaɐ̯ʃ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
harsch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈhaɐ̯ʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for harsch, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is harsch, spelled H-A-R-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Dur, dure
- 2Brusque, rude, revêche, bourru, bourrue, fort, forte
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how harsch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die beiden in diesen Wörtern kratzen mir durch die Seele, und es ist sicher ein Barbar gewesen, der die sanften Ideen von Zärtlichkeit mit einem Buchstaben zerstört hat, der einzig und allein für das rauhe, harsche, harte und grausame gemacht ist.
Deine Aussage war harsch. — Ton affirmation était brusque.
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.