gallig
[ˈɡalɪç]
The verdict
“gallig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bitter wie Galle
Corpus desk
Index DE-gallig · gallig · German
gallig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gallig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡalɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gallig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gallig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡalɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gallig, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gallig, spelled G-A-L-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1bitter wie Galle
- 2verbittert, mit scharfen Aussprüchen
- 3unangenehm aggressiv
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gallig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Durch unsauberes Ausweiden war der Truthahn gallig und ungenießbar.
Wegen der vielen Schicksalsschläge waren seine Bemerkungen nur mit galligem Humor.
Synonyms
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.