Giftzwerg
German, noun[ˈɡɪftt͡sveɐ̯k]
Giftzwerg is spelled G-I-F-T-Z-W-E-R-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 197,584th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Giftzwerg is a German masculine noun meaning “Literally, “poison dwarf”; a spiteful person, often, but not necessarily, of short stature” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bezeichnung für einen Menschen, der ein gehässiges und boshaftes Verhalten an den Tag legt, was häufig eine…”.
What does Giftzwerg mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatorymasculineLiterally, “poison dwarf”; a spiteful person, often, but not necessarily, of short stature
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bezeichnung für einen Menschen, der ein gehässiges und boshaftes Verhalten an den Tag legt, was häufig eine geringe Körpergröße wettmachen soll
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 Giftzwerg
- Giftzwerges genitive
- Giftzwergs genitive
- Giftzwerge plural
- Giftzwergen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Giftzwerg?
- [ˈɡɪftt͡sveɐ̯k]
- [ˈɡɪftt͡svɛʁk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Giftzwerg in German?
Giftzwerg appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).