frostig

[ˈfʁɔstɪç]

/[ˈfʁɔstɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“frostig” is uncommon German (frequency #73,505 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,505
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” 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-frostig · frostig · German

frostig · rank #73,505 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,505
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Friedensabkom…

Nearest frequency peer: Friedensabkommen (-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 „frostig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for frostig
PropertyValue
Headwordfrostig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfʁɔstɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#73,505
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „frostig“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).frostigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Friedensabkommen“ (#73,504), „Frühphase“ (#73,506), „fragende“ (#73,503). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „frostig“ bei #73,505. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

frostig is uncommon German at frequency #73,505 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfʁɔstɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for frostig, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 frostig, spelled F-R-O-S-T-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 example

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

  1. Das Wetter wird morgen wahrscheinlich frostig werden.

Synonyms

eisigeiskaltkalt

Antonyms

heißwarmfreundlichherzlich

This word in other languages

frosty(English)glacé(Français)

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fuchtel#73,507Formosa#73,501flössen#73,499Gehalte#73,524

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list