artig

/[ˈaːɐ̯tɪç]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,505

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

artig is anGermanadj. It means: nett, lieb und vernünftig Pronounced [ˈaːɐ̯tɪç]. Often confused with arts and Artur.

Key facts for artig
PropertyValue
Headwordartig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈaːɐ̯tɪç]
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,505
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of artig in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for artig is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaːɐ̯tɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,505 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for artig, with forms such as "aritg", "arrtig", and "artgi". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "arts", "Artur", "Ärztin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is artig, spelled A-R-T-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nett, lieb und vernünftig
  2. 2
    höflich, wohlerzogen, angenehm wirkend
  3. 3
    Eigenschaft eines angenehm schmeckenden Weins ohne hervorstechende Merkmale

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aritg,arrtig,artgi,artigg,arttig,atrig,ratig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for artig

Misspelling Variants of "artig"

aritg5arrtig6artgi5artigg6arttig6atrig5ratig5
Misspelling Variants of "artig"

Frequency rank: #20,505 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "artig"?
"artig" is spelled A-R-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːɐ̯tɪç].
What does "artig" mean?
As an adj, "artig" means: nett, lieb und vernünftig
What words are commonly confused with "artig"?
"artig" is commonly confused with "arts", "Artur", "Ärztin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "artig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "artig" is [ˈaːɐ̯tɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "artig" come from?
"artig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.