bockig

[ˈbɔkɪç]

/[ˈbɔkɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“bockig” is uncommon German (frequency #73,327 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,327
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wie ein Bock, in der Art eines Bockes

Corpus desk

Index DE-bockig · bockig · German

bockig · rank #73,327 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,327
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH blühendes

Nearest frequency peer: blühendes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „bockig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „bockig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bockig
PropertyValue
Headwordbockig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbɔkɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#73,327
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bockig“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).bockigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „blühendes“ (#73,326), „Bodensees“ (#73,328), „Blutsauger“ (#73,325). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bockig“ bei #73,327. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bockig is uncommon German at frequency #73,327 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbɔkɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bockig, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is bockig, spelled B-O-C-K-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    wie ein Bock, in der Art eines Bockes
  2. 2
    trotzig, demonstrativ eigensinnig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bockig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aus der Ferne denkt man an ein bockiges Tier.
  2. Ach, bist du heute wieder bockig.

Synonyms

aufmüpfigaufsässigbockbeinigdickköpfigeigensinnighalsstarrigkratzbürstigrenitentstörrischtrotzigtrotzköpfigverbocktwiderborstigwidersetzlichwiderspenstigstützig

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bockig"?
"bockig" is spelled B-O-C-K-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɔkɪç].
What does "bockig" mean?
As an adjective, "bockig" means: wie ein Bock, in der Art eines Bockes
How do you pronounce "bockig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bockig" is [ˈbɔkɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bockig" come from?
"bockig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bockig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Blicks#73,321Burgos#73,341Bessel#73,309Besatz#73,305

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list