giftiges
[ˈɡɪftɪɡəs]
The verdict
“giftiges” is uncommon German (frequency #72,482 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,482
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs giftig
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | giftiges |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡɪftɪɡəs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #72,482 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “giftiges” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
giftiges is uncommon German at frequency #72,482 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡɪftɪɡəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
giftiges doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is giftiges, spelled G-I-F-T-I-G-E-S.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs giftig
- 2Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs giftig
- 3Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs giftig
- 4Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs giftig
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.
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- The one correct German spelling is G-I-F-T-I-G-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.