grottig
[ˈɡʁɔtɪç]
The verdict
“grottig” is uncommon German (frequency #91,695 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,695
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - schlecht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grottig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁɔtɪç] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #91,695 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “grottig” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
grottig is uncommon German at frequency #91,695 among 54,401 “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
- 1schlecht
- 2unangenehm
Antonyms
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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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Using “grottig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-O-T-T-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
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.