grottig

[ˈɡʁɔtɪç]

/[ˈɡʁɔtɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“grottig” is uncommon German (frequency #91,695 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,695
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schlecht

Corpus desk

Index DE-grottig · grottig · German

grottig · rank #91,695 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,695
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gurk

Nearest frequency peer: gurk (+2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „grottig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „grottig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for grottig
PropertyValue
Headwordgrottig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡʁɔtɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#91,695
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „grottig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.grottigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gurk“ (#91,697), „gutmütigen“ (#91,698), „GWB“ (#91,699). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „grottig“ bei #91,695. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

grottig is uncommon German at frequency #91,695 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡʁɔtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for grottig in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is grottig, spelled G-R-O-T-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    schlecht
  2. 2
    unangenehm

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how grottig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Party war echt grottig.
  2. Der Unterricht wird bestimmt grottig!

Synonyms

schlechtübeldanebenscheißeunterirdischunangenehm

Antonyms

guthervorragendüberirdisch

This word in other languages

bad(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "grottig"?
"grottig" is spelled G-R-O-T-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁɔtɪç].
What does "grottig" mean?
As an adjective, "grottig" means: schlecht
How do you pronounce "grottig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "grottig" is [ˈɡʁɔtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "grottig" come from?
"grottig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "grottig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hamlets#91,708Gommern#91,680gereimt#91,651humpelt#91,753

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list