groggy
[ˈɡʁɔɡi]
The verdict
“groggy” 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) - schwer angeschlagen, nicht mehr zum Kämpfen fähig
Corpus desk
Index DE-groggy · groggy · German
groggy · 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 | groggy |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁɔɡi] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „groggy“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
groggy is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡʁɔɡi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for groggy in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 groggy, spelled G-R-O-G-G-Y.
Definition
- 1schwer angeschlagen, nicht mehr zum Kämpfen fähig
- 2schwer angeschlagen, erschöpft, müde, abgekämpft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how groggy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Abraham ist restlos groggy.
Nach einer solchen Anstrengung bin ich immer total groggy.
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.