anstößig
[ˈanˌʃtøːsɪç]
The verdict
“anstößig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anstoß erregend, unschicklich, obszön
Corpus desk
Index DE-ansto-ig · anstößig · German
anstößig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | anstößig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈanˌʃtøːsɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anstößig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anstößig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈanˌʃtøːsɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anstoß erregend, unschicklich, obszön".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for anstößig, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is anstößig, spelled A-N-S-T-Ö-S-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1Anstoß erregend, unschicklich, obszön
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anstößig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Theo bemüht sich auf seinen Reisen in ferne Länder stets, sich nicht anstößig zu verhalten.
„Sie gab mir ihren Schmuckkasten mit allen Diamanten, all ihr Geld außer einer geringen Summe, alle anstößigen Bücher, die sie besaß, und alle ihre Briefe.“
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.