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hitzig

German, adjective/ˈhɪt͡sɪç/

hitzig is spelled H-I-T-Z-I-G (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 42,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hitzig is a German adjective meaning “heated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “fiebrig”.

What does hitzig mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    heated

  2. 2

    quick-tempered

    Du hast einfach ein zu hitziges Temperament.

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. fiebrig 2. Wärme, Hitze erregend oder habend 3. Mensch/Tier: leicht erregbar

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 hitzig

  • hitziger masculine nominative singular
  • am hitzigsten superlative
  • hitzige feminine nominative singular
  • hitziges neuter nominative singular
  • hitzigen genitive masculine singular
  • hitzigem dative masculine singular
  • der hitzige definite includes-article masculine
  • die hitzige definite feminine includes-article
  • das hitzige definite includes-article neuter
  • die hitzigen definite includes-article nominative
  • des hitzigen definite genitive includes-article
  • der hitzigen definite feminine genitive
  • dem hitzigen dative definite includes-article

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce hitzig?

  • /ˈhɪt͡sɪç/
  • /ˈhɪt͡sɪk/
  • [ˈhɪt͡sɪç]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to hitzig

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is hitzig in German?

hitzig appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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