giftig
German, adjective/ˈɡɪftɪç/
giftig is spelled G-I-F-T-I-G (6 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written German, the 17,543rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Giftig is a German adjective meaning “poisonous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gesundheitsschädlich, schadstoffhaltig”.
What does giftig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
poisonous
adverb
- 1
venomously
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. gesundheitsschädlich, schadstoffhaltig 2. Mensch, reizbar, aufbrausend
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 giftig
- giftiger masculine nominative singular
- am giftigsten superlative
- giftige feminine nominative singular
- giftiges neuter nominative singular
- giftigen genitive masculine singular
- giftigem dative masculine singular
- der giftige definite includes-article masculine
- die giftige definite feminine includes-article
- das giftige definite includes-article neuter
- die giftigen definite includes-article nominative
- des giftigen definite genitive includes-article
- der giftigen definite feminine genitive
- dem giftigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce giftig?
- /ˈɡɪftɪç/
- /ˈɡɪftɪk/
- [ˈɡɪftɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to giftig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is giftig in German?
giftig appears 3.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).