eisig

[ˈaɪ̯zɪç]

/[ˈaɪ̯zɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“eisig” is uncommon German (frequency #54,477 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,477
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem Kältezustand, bei dem die Temperaturen unterhalb 0 °C Grad Celsius liegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-eisig · eisig · German

eisig · rank #54,477 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,477
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Einzelteilen

Nearest frequency peer: Einzelteilen (-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 „eisig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for eisig
PropertyValue
Headwordeisig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaɪ̯zɪç]
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,477
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „eisig“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Einzelteilen“ (#54,476), „ekelt“ (#54,478), „einsortiert“ (#54,474). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „eisig“ bei #54,477. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eisig is uncommon German at frequency #54,477 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯zɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for eisig in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is eisig, spelled E-I-S-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einem Kältezustand, bei dem die Temperaturen unterhalb 0 °C Grad Celsius liegen
  2. 2
    in einer unfreundlichen/abweisenden Art und Weise

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Wetter wird morgen wahrscheinlich eisig werden.
  2. „An einem eisigen Wintermorgen im Dezember schlängelte sich ein Transporter den schneebedeckten Hügel zur Marienburg südlich von Hannover hinauf, gefolgt von einem Streifenwagen der Polizei.“

Synonyms

eiskaltfrostigkalt

Antonyms

heißwarmfreundlichherzlich

This word in other languages

icy(English)glacial(Español)glacé(Français)glacial(Português)

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 "eisig"?
"eisig" is spelled E-I-S-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯zɪç].
What does "eisig" mean?
As an adjective, "eisig" means: in einem Kältezustand, bei dem die Temperaturen unterhalb 0 °C Grad Celsius liegen
How do you pronounce "eisig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eisig" is [ˈaɪ̯zɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eisig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ekelt#54,478Erker#54,497cours#54,431forge#54,528

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list