grätig
[ˈɡʁɛːtɪç]
The verdict
“grätig” 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) - voller Gräten
Corpus desk
Index DE-gratig · grätig · German
grätig · 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 | grätig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁɛːtɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „grätig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
grätig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡʁɛːtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for grätig in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is grätig, spelled G-R-Ä-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1voller Gräten
- 2mürrisch, schlecht gelaunt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grätig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Fisch hat gut geschmeckt, war aber sehr grätig.
Wenn Sabine grätig ist, sollte man sie besser in Ruhe lassen.
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.