arglistig
[ˈaʁkˌlɪstɪç]
The verdict
“arglistig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Art und Weise einer Arglist, hinterlistig, heimtückisch
Corpus desk
Index DE-arglistig · arglistig · German
arglistig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | arglistig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaʁkˌlɪstɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „arglistig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
arglistig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʁkˌlɪstɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Art und Weise einer Arglist, hinterlistig, heimtückisch".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for arglistig, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is arglistig, spelled A-R-G-L-I-S-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1in der Art und Weise einer Arglist, hinterlistig, heimtückisch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how arglistig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lass doch deine arglistigen Streiche!
Den nassen Schwamm unter das Sitzkissen zu legen, war sehr arglistig.
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.