deftig
German, adjective/ˈdɛftɪç/
deftig is spelled D-E-F-T-I-G (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 54,418th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Deftig is a German adjective meaning “firm, rough, coarse (most often of speech or behaviour)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nahrhafte, gehaltvolle und gut gewürzte Speisen”.
What does deftig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
firm, rough, coarse (most often of speech or behaviour)
- 2
substantial, hearty, rustic
- 3
datedsolid, presentable
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nahrhafte, gehaltvolle und gut gewürzte Speisen 2. grob und direkt 3. unangemessen hoch
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of deftig
- deftiger masculine nominative singular
- am deftigsten superlative
- deftige feminine nominative singular
- deftiges neuter nominative singular
- deftigen genitive masculine singular
- deftigem dative masculine singular
- der deftige definite includes-article masculine
- die deftige definite feminine includes-article
- das deftige definite includes-article neuter
- die deftigen definite includes-article nominative
- des deftigen definite genitive includes-article
- der deftigen definite feminine genitive
- dem deftigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce deftig?
- /ˈdɛftɪç/
- /ˈdɛftɪk/
- [ˈdɛftɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to deftig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is deftig in German?
deftig appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).