dickfellig

[ˈdɪkˌfɛlɪç]

/[ˈdɪkˌfɛlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“dickfellig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - stets ruhig bleibend, gleichgültig erscheinend – auch bei negativer Kritik, in emotional aufwühlenden Situationen oder Ähnlichem

Corpus desk

Index DE-dickfellig · dickfellig · German

dickfellig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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.

Key facts for dickfellig
PropertyValue
Headworddickfellig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdɪkˌfɛlɪç]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dickfellig“ im Deutschen

dickfelligliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dickfellig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdɪkˌfɛlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "stets ruhig bleibend, gleichgültig erscheinend – auch bei negativer Kritik, in emotional aufwühlenden Situationen oder Ähnlichem".

No generated misspelling entries exist for dickfellig in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is dickfellig, spelled D-I-C-K-F-E-L-L-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    stets ruhig bleibend, gleichgültig erscheinend – auch bei negativer Kritik, in emotional aufwühlenden Situationen oder Ähnlichem

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Schon als er von 1978 bis 1982 Innenminister war, hatte er zahllose Rücktrittsaufforderungen dickfellig abgewehrt.“

Synonyms

ein dickes Fell habend

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dickfellig"?
"dickfellig" is spelled D-I-C-K-F-E-L-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɪkˌfɛlɪç].
What does "dickfellig" mean?
As an adjective, "dickfellig" means: stets ruhig bleibend, gleichgültig erscheinend – auch bei negativer Kritik, in emotional aufwühlenden Situationen oder Ähnlichem
How do you pronounce "dickfellig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dickfellig" is [ˈdɪkˌfɛlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dickfellig" come from?
"dickfellig" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list